Abstract :
Due to the dominant of Brahmins, the
Backward Class people were kept bottom of life
educationally and economically. The Justice party and the
Self-Respect Movement fought for the social justice
vehemently. The follower of non-Brahmins movement Dr.
S. Ramadoss formed an organization called “Vanniyar
Sangham” to get equal opportunity in the government
employment. Though, the Vanniyar Sangham was a caste
based organization, it fought for the common man
including Scheduled Class, Scheduled Tribes, Muslim and
other minority people etc. Since beginning of the Vanniyar
Sangham till Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) formation there
had been long struggle for the social justice against the
Tamil Nadu government for equal reservation. Due to the
constant agitation of Vanniyar Sangham, the Tamil Nadu
government accepted its demand only little bit and
provided 20% reservation to the Vanniyar community in
the folder of MBC category. Since there was not enough
percentage of reservation to the Backward Class people in
government employment the Vanniyar Sangham converted
to a political organization to uplift the Backward Class
people. This research paper reveals struggle of the
Vanniyar Sangham for the social equality.
Keyword :
Varnas, Backward Class Movement, Vanniyar Sangham, Reservation Policy and PMK party