Kongunadu_Makkal_Katchi
Kongunadu Makkal Katchi
Indian political party
Kongunadu Makkal Katchi (Tamil: கொங்குநாடு மக்கள் கட்சி) is a political party in Tamil Nadu, India, based amongst the Vellala Gounder caste.[2] The party was founded shortly ahead of the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[3]
The party is led by A.M. Raja.[4] The party acts as the political wing of the Kongu Vellala Gounder Forum.[5]
In the 2001 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, KMK stood as an ally of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. KMK contested one seat, Perundurai.[5] Its candidate, N. Govindaswamy, got 40421 votes (32.43%).[6]