Kongu Vellala Goundergal Peravai: Difference between revisions

The organization was founded in 1988 at [[Chennai]]. In 2009 it launched its own political party, the [[Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021657550300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219212145/http://hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021657550300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-02-19 |title=Tamil Nadu / Coimbatore News : Kongu Vellala Gounders launch party |date=2009-02-16 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2012-05-15}}</ref> (also referred to as the Kongunadu Munnetra Peravai).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/08/stories/2009050854060500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128083551/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/08/stories/2009050854060500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-01-28 |title=Tamil Nadu / Coimbatore News : Looking to create a Kongu stronghold |date=2009-05-08 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2012-05-15}}</ref> The organization is known for its strong stance against inter-caste hypogamy. The head of its youth wing Dheeran Chinnamalai Peravai, Kongu Yuvaraj, was accused of murder of a  Dalit boy.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200606001127/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/murder-which-shook-tamil-nadu-gokulraj%E2%80%99s-death-yuvaraj%E2%80%99s-surrender-all-you-need-know-35081?amp]</ref>