| Party name | Puratchi Bharatham Katchi |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PBK |
| President | M. Jagan Moorthy |
| Treasurer | M. Maran |
| Founder | Poovai M. Moorthy |
| Foundation | 26 January 1978 (age 48) |
| Headquarters | 13, First Floor, Perum Salai, P.R.C. Complex, Poonamallee, Chennai – 600056, Tamil Nadu, India. |
| Position | Syncretic[1] |
| Colours | Blue |
| Eci | Unrecognised Party |
| Alliance | AIADMK front (2019-present), DPA (2006-2011) |
| State seats name | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
| Website | www.thepbk.in |
| Ideology | Scheduled Castes interests |
The Puratchi Bharatham Katchi (; abbreviated as PBK) is an Indian social movement and political party active in the state of Tamil Nadu that seeks to combat caste-based discrimination. It is founded by M. Murthy. The party operates in the states of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh. M. Jagan Moorthy is the current president of the party. This party was established for education, employment and economic development of the Scheduled Caste people.
History
It was initially started as the Ambedkar Mandram in 1978 by Moorthy and later reformed into Ambedkar People Liberation Front (APLF). In 1998, It became a full-fledged political party on its current form of 'Puratchi Bhartham Katchi'.[2] After Poovai Moorthy's death in 2002, his brother M. Jagan Moorthy became the party leader. The party leader M. Jagan Moorthy contested in DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance and won the Arakkonam Assembly constituency in 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election on the DMK symbol.[3] The party extended its support to the AIADMK in the 2016.[4] In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Election, M. Jagan Moorthy contested on behalf of the AIADMK-led Alliance in the Kilvaithinankuppam Assembly constituency on the AIADMK symbol and won 83,989 (48.57%) votes, defeating the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate.[5]
Controversy
There was a case in the court against the usage of Ashoka Chakra in the middle of the party flag.[6]
List of party leaders
Presidents
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term in office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | Poovai M. Moorthy (1953–2002) | 26 January 1978 | 2 September 2002 | 24 | |
| 2 | M. Jagan Moorthy (1966–) | 7 September 2002 | Incumbent | 24 | |
References
- ^ Waghmore, Suryakant (2013-09-30). Civility against Caste: Dalit Politics and Citizenship in Western India. SAGE Publications India. pp. 15–19. ISBN 978-81-321-1886-2.
- ^ "புரட்சி பாரதம் கட்சி - ஒடுக்கப்பட்டவர்களுக்காக தொடர்ந்து ஒலிக்குமா?" (in Tamil). IBC Tamil. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report". Archived 7 Oct 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- ^ "7 More Parties Extend Support to AIADMK". newindianexpress. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "Detailed Result, Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021". eci.gov.in
- ^ "Action likely against political party". June 4, 2015. – via www.thehindu.com.