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Identify the person Vaiko alias VAI Gopalsami
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21 Mar '11 10:22 pm
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Vai. Gopalsamy ,popularly known as Vaiko is a prominent politician in Tamil Nadu, in south India. He was born in Kallingappatti, Tirunelveli district, Madras Presidency, in 1944 to a Telugu speaking Kamma Naidu family who descended from the Nayaks of Gandikota. He is the founder of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), a political party that espouses the cause of the Tamil people and Tamil nationalism. He is known to be a supporter of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) which is banned as a terrorist organization in 32 countries including India and as a result he was arrested under the Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act (POTA) in 2002 and once again on 23 October 2008 for sedition.
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Answered by LIPSIKA, 21 Mar '11 10:27 pm
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The Chief of MDMK [expanded .................... Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]
Wondering why every party is a Kazhagam !!
Answered by S. Ramesh, 21 Mar '11 10:23 pm
Wondering why every party is a Kazhagam !!
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Leader of MDMK, who was in Jail even when he was a cabinet minister at the centre
Answered by rajnikant raiyarela, 21 Mar '11 10:24 pm
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