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'''Karaikal Union Territory Struggle Group''' is a political organisation in [[Karaikal district]] seeking [[Union territory]] status for Karaikal. Karaikal Union Territory Struggle Group was established in the year 2005. It seeks [[Union territory]] status for Karaikal district after [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] Union territory gaining status of statehood.<br />
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A letter was sent by the struggle group to the Union Cabinet, Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha recommending Union territory status for Karaikal district.<ref>"Union Territory status sought for Karaikal". Times of India. 9 June 2007.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Plea-for-Union-Territory-status-for-Karaikal/article16892446.ece|title=Plea for Union Territory status for Karaikal|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-08-14|language=en}}</ref> The struggle group has met the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry U.T, Mr.[[Iqbal Singh (politician, born 1945)|Iqbal Singh]] for demanding Union territory status for Karaikal on 24 October 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/karaikal-struggle-group-calls-on-puducherry-governor/article38142.ece|title=Karaikal Struggle Group calls on Puducherry Governor|author=Staff Reporter|work=The Hindu|accessdate=20 April 2016}}</ref> The struggle group stated that Karaikal candidates were ignored and Puducherry candidates were seated in the vacant post of D-Group in the animal husbandry department. Many demands were given as memorandum to the governor.<ref>[https://nandhivarman.wordpress.com/tag/karaikal-union-territory-struggle-group/ karaikal union territory struggle group – DRAVIDA PERAVAI<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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Karaikal Union Territory Struggle Group has fasted a day on 17 Aug 2010 demanding Union territory status for Karaikal district. The fasting was headed by Munusamy, organiser of KUTSG(Nedungadu). It claimed the Pondicherry U.T Govt had ignored the development of Karaikal district for the past 60 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-karaikal-struggle-group-to-stage-fast-tomorrow-1424168|title=Karaikal Struggle Group to stage fast tomorrow|date=16 August 2010|work=dna|accessdate=20 April 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/plea-for-making-karaikal-a-separate-union-territory-stressed_586352.html Plea for making Karaikal a separate Union Territory stressed | India News | Zee News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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