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	{{See also\|Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics}}		{{See also\|Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics}}
	Tamil cinema has been used extensively for ~~popaganda~~ for Dravidian politics. Although the [[Indian National Congress]] in the region did use movies and stars for propaganda, it was shunned upon by major Congress leaders. DMK to the contrary used the [[Tamil film industry]] as a major political organ. Thus movie stars held high ranks in the party. Sampath vehemently opposed the importance given to film stars in the party.<ref name=TNC>{{cite book		Tamil cinema has been used extensively for propaganda for Dravidian politics. Although the [[Indian National Congress]] in the region did use movies and stars for propaganda, it was shunned upon by major Congress leaders. DMK to the contrary used the [[Tamil film industry]] as a major political organ. Thus movie stars held high ranks in the party. Sampath vehemently opposed the importance given to film stars in the party.<ref name=TNC>{{cite book
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{{Dravidian politics-col}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
'''Tamil National Party''' was a short-lived political party formed in 1962 in [[Tamil Nadu]], India. The party finds its roots with the split in [[Dravidar Kazhagam]] after which [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) was formed. [[E. V. K. Sampath]], a founding member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, left the party following differences with the party leadership. The differences arose due to the DMK's stance on achieving an independent nation called [[Dravida Nadu]]. Nevertheless, within years the Tamil National Party was merged with [[Indian National Congress]].

==E. V. K. Sampath and DMK==
{{main|E. V. K. Sampath|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
E. V. K. Sampath was nephew of [[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy]]<ref name=Iniyan>{{cite web
|last = Sampath
|first = Iniyan
|title = Famil background
|url = http://iniyan.in/familybackground.htm
|accessdate = 2008-01-20
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080120043547/http://www.iniyan.in/familybackground.htm
|archivedate = 2008-01-20
}}</ref>
and for a long time considered his political heir.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Kumar
| first = Vinoj
| title = Priest-less weddings in TN VIP families
| publisher = Sify News
| date = 2004-06-08
| url = http://sify.com/news/politics/fullstory.php?id=13493522
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050208131610/http://sify.com/news/politics/fullstory.php?id=13493522
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 2005-02-08
| accessdate = 2009-01-20}}</ref>
He entered into a feud with Periyar after the latter married a woman much younger to him. Periyar soon after the marriage declared his new wife as his political heir and thus upsetting Sampath's aspirations. The marriage itself had caused opposition within the [[Dravidar Kazhagam]], the social organisation that Periyar was heading. E. V. K. Sampath along with [[C. N. Annadurai]] broke away from Dravidar Kazhagam and formed their own party [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].<ref>{{cite news
| last = Subramaniam
| first = V
| title = Celebrating a half century
| publisher = Frontline
| date = 1998-10-09
| url = http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1520/15201330.htm
| accessdate = 2009-01-20}}</ref>

==Differences on using movie media==
{{See also|Tamil cinema and Dravidian politics}}
Tamil cinema has been used extensively for popaganda for Dravidian politics. Although the [[Indian National Congress]] in the region did use movies and stars for propaganda, it was shunned upon by major Congress leaders. DMK to the contrary used the [[Tamil film industry]] as a major political organ. Thus movie stars held high ranks in the party. Sampath vehemently opposed the importance given to film stars in the party.<ref name=TNC>{{cite book
| last = Velayutham
| first = Selvaraj
| title = Tamil Cinema: The Cultural Politics of India's Other Film Industry
| publisher = Routledge
| year = 2008
| pages = 74
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=65Aqrna4o5oC
| isbn = 978-0-415-39680-6}}
</ref>

==Birth of Tamil National Party==
The differences between E. V. K. Sampath and Annadurai finally gave way on their stands on [[Dravida Nadu]]. Dravida Nadu was envisaged by [[Periyar E. V. Ramasami]] as an independent nation that included South India.<ref name=Swarna>
{{cite book
| last = Rajagopalan
| first = Swarna
| title = State and Nation in South Asia
| publisher = Lynne Rienner Publishers
| year = 2001
| pages = 152–154
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=q7Yz5aGeoTsC
| isbn = 1-55587-967-5}}
</ref> Periyar and later Annadurai considered that remaining in the Union meant accepting linguistic domination of the North and backwardness of the South.<ref name=Jeanie>{{cite book
| last = Bukowski
| first = Jeanie J
|author2=Swarna Rajagopalan
| title = Re-distribution of Authority
| publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group
| year = 2000
| pages = 19–21
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=mgK1Fltsh4cC
| isbn = 0-275-96377-2}}
</ref> Nevertheless, after touring the [[Soviet Union]],<ref name=Iniyan/> E. V. K. Sampath opposed the call for Dravida Nadu and declared that the idea of independent Dravida Nadu was an impossible task to achieve.<ref name=Essays>{{cite book
| last = Hardgrave
| first = Robert. L
| title = Essays in the Political Sociology of South India
| publisher = Usha, 1979 (Originally published by [[University of Michigan]]
| year = 1979
| pages = 70
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=a6IsAAAAMAAJ&pgis=1
| isbn = 978-81-7304-052-8}}</ref> With this difference E. V. K. Sampath and his supporters left DMK and formed their own party. Thus '''Tamil National Party''' was born<ref name=Essays/> in 1962.<ref name=TNC/> Some of the well known members of the party included [[Kannadasan]], [[M. P. Subramaiam]], [[Pazha Nedumaran]]<ref name=Iniyan/> and [[Shivaji Ganesan]].<ref>{{cite web
| title = Sivaji Ganesan
| publisher = Upperstall
| url = http://www.upperstall.com/people/sivaji-ganesan
| accessdate = 2009-01-20}}</ref>

==Policies of the party==
The policies of the party were:<ref name=Iniyan/>

* Autonomous National linguistic regions with the freedom to secede from the federation based on the free will of the peoples.
* Establishing a society sans inequalities by Industrialisation of Tamil Nadu.
* Eradication of superstitions, castes, religions and all atrocities against humanity to usher in a just society based on rationalism.

==Merger with Congress==
Soon after the departure from DMK Tamil National Party members closely associated with that of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]]. At that time Periyar and his [[Dravidar Kazhagam]] was close with [[Kamaraj]] the leader of the Congress party.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Jayakanthan
| first = Dandapani
| title = A Literary Man's Political Experiences
| publisher = Read Books
| year = 2006
| pages = 111–113
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Lnl_um7uFcsC
| isbn = 978-1-4067-3569-7}}
</ref> Thus when Kamaraj invited Sampath to join the Congress, Sampath merged Tamil National Party with the Congress party in 1964.<ref name=Iniyan/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Defunct political parties in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Dravidian political parties]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1962]]
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 1964]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in Madras State]]

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