Commonweal Party

Commonweal Party was an Indian political party that existed in Tamil Nadu between 1951 and 1954. It was started by M. A. Manickavelu Naicker and claimed to represent the interests of the Vanniyar caste. It merged with Indian National Congress in 1954.[1] The party won three seats in the 1952 Lok Sabha election and six seats in the Madras State legislative assembly elections.[2]

References
  1. John L. Varianno, Jean-Luc Racine and Viramma Josianne Racine (1997). Viramma: life of an untouchable. Verso. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-85984-817-3.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. G. G. Mirachandani (2003). 320 Million Judges. Abhinav Publications. p. 30. ISBN 978-81-7017-061-7.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)


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