66-558: Senthamizhan Seeman ( / s iː m ɑː n / ) (born 8 November 1966) is an Indian politician, actor and former filmmaker. He is the leader and chief-coordinator of the Naam Tamilar Katchi political party in Tamil Nadu . He is a strong advocate for regional autonomy and Tamil nationalism by focusing on the Tamil language, identity, and culture. Seeman began his career as a filmmaker in
132-472: A breakthrough for Suriya in the industry. After delivering superhit films each with Vikram and Suriya , Bala reunited with both actors for the second time, and he made the two leading actors come together for the first time in Pithamagan (2003). Bala sketched the lead characters of the film well, and he impressed fans with the twists and turns in the film. Pithamagan mixed with different emotions made
198-514: A brother named James Peter. During his high school and college years, Seeman was enthralled with the ideals of the Dravidian movement . He moved to Chennai to pursue his dream of working in the film industry. Seeman took up film direction as a career after being inspired by the films of Bharathiraja and Manivannan . He worked as an assistant director with Bharathiraja and Manivannan. Seeman started his career by directing Panchalankurichi (1996),
264-558: A bygone era. After working with Ilaiyaraaja and Yuvan Shankar Raja in his earlier films, director Bala for the first time teams up with G. V. Prakash Kumar for the music of Paradesi . In 2016, overall the performances in Tharai Thappattai are of superior quality and so is the technical aspects. In 2018, Naachiyaar stars Jyothika in the titular role, while G. V. Prakash Kumar and newcomer Ivana play important supporting characters in this engaging crime thriller. In 2020,
330-476: A change in Tamil cinema's outlook and approach." In 2009, Naan Kadavul featuring Arya and Pooja Umashankar , won its first National Film Award for Best Direction . In 2011, Arya and Vishal playing the lead roles in the comedy drama Avan Ivan . Produced by Bala himself under the banner of B Studios , Paradesi (2013), takes on the challenge of transforming the boy-next-door looks of Atharvaa into an almost bald, unsophisticated village simpleton of
396-604: A decade without a hit and recognition. More than 60 distributors saw the film and hesitated to screen it because of its tragic ending. The film was released on a low profile without any advertisement but after the first days the film started running to packed houses just through 'word of mouth'. The film was said to have initiated a 'new wave' as it received critical acclaim and became a hit. Its success led to remakes in Kannada ( Huchcha ), Telugu ( Seshu ), and Hindi ( Tere Naam ) languages. He next made Nandhaa in 2001, which gave
462-415: A disagreement between the actor and director, after Seeman raised an objection to Madhavan returning to be with his family for the birth of his son. The film opened to mixed reviews but performed well commercially. His most recent directorial release, Vaazhthugal (2008), received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. A reviewer from Sify noted the "execution is tacky and the final outcome
528-747: A five-month detention at the Vellore prison in 2011, Seeman actively campaigned for the defeat of the Indian National Congress in the 2011 Legislative Assembly elections . He was neutral on the MDMK and DMK and supportive of the AIADMK . Seeman campaigned in 59 of the 63 places the INC contested in, and the party was defeated in all of those constituencies except one. Since the 2011 assembly elections, Seeman and his party have been actively involved in various causes such as
594-583: A genocidal killing of 70,000 Tamil civilians as a part of War crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War . The NTK spearheaded a campaign against the Indian National Congress in the 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election for their alleged role in the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka and other anti-Tamil policies. The NTK contested in all 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu and in
660-603: A group of Sri Lankan tourists in Chennai, he said that the party abhors violence in any form and cadres who violate its principles of conduct would be punished. NTK has highlighted the plight of Sri Lankan Tamils who seek refuge in India, and their persecution by the state and central governments. Moreover, it appealed for the inclusion of Sri Lankan Tamils into the Indian nation as fellow citizens and abolition of ill-treatment against them by
726-580: A meeting in Chennai. Seeman would contest the Thiruvottiyur constituency , although he said earlier that he would contest the Kolathur constituency against DMK leader M. K. Stalin . Bala (director) Bala is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, working in Tamil cinema . Bala has been praised for "revolutionizing Tamil cinema" through his realistic, dark and disturbing depiction of
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#1732855296980792-532: A police complaint against him for cheating on her after promising to marry her. The pair continued to engage in a public war of words throughout the 2010s, with Vijayalakshmi later attempting suicide in July 2020, blaming Seeman and his supporters of torture. In 2011, Seeman publicly expressed his interest in marrying a Sri Lankan Tamil woman and chose Yarlmathy, a widow of an LTTE fighter, but later did not do so. Seeman has received several threat letters for his support of
858-514: A result of several war crimes and human rights abuses committed by the government of Sri Lanka and its nine different allies during the Sri Lankan civil war , the Eelam movement adopted non-violence for political solutions. Naam Tamilar Katchi appeals for the creation of an independent Tamil Eelam or the fulfillment of Tamil rights in the island nation. In the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Naam Tamilar Katchi
924-707: A revival of S. P. Adithanar's We Tamils party. Seeman, the NTK's chief co-ordinator, said that the party would be an alternative party to mainstream political parties in Tamil Nadu; Seeman claimed that the establishment of an independent Tamil Eelam would be the moral goal of not just the party, but of all Tamils in Tamil Nadu. During the rally, Seeman stated; "We are not founding the Naam Tamilar party, we are continuing what S. P. Adithanar founded." The party name indicates that "we are Tamils", not labelled by caste or religion. It emphasises Tamil rule of Tamil-majority areas, opposing
990-498: A sense of gender-equality in politics among the Tamils both in Tamil Nadu and the diaspora. In contrast, the BJP , INC , and DMK only allocated 16.3%, 14%, and 14% seats for women in Tamil Nadu, respectively, in the 2024 Lok Sabha election . The NTK was the first state party to field a transgender candidate, fielding 33-year-old Devi to contest against AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa in
1056-1071: A supporting actor in the late 2000s. In the early 2010s, Seeman founded the Naam Tamilar Katchi, a Tamil ultranationalist political party, and has since often been in the news for his controversial statements on Indian and Tamil social issues. Seeman was born in Aranaiyur , Tamil Nadu to Senthamizhan, member of the Indian National Congress and Annammal in Aranaiyur , Tamil Nadu. He studied in Government Primary School in Aranayur up to class 5th. He attended K.K. Ibrahim Ali High School from Class 6th to Class 10th and finished his class 11 and 12 in Ilayankudi . He completed his degree undergraduate economics at Dr. Zakir Hussain College in Ilayankudi. Seeman has
1122-527: A village action film starring Prabhu and Madhubala . He collaborated with Prabhu again in Iniyavale (1998), a romantic film which also featured actresses Suvalakshmi , Gouthami and Keerthi Reddy . Seeman's third film was Veeranadai (2000) with Sathyaraj and Khushbu , which garnered mixed review from critics and underperformed commercially. The failure of his initial films made it difficult for Seeman to attract producers to work on his next films. During
1188-408: Is a Tamil? How do you define a Tamil?" He replied that "Men who support the Tamil cause to acquire basic rights, men who oppose suppression of his dignity and men who get triggered when Tamils get humiliated, are true Tamils , others aren't". His statement received mixed reactions from Tamil nationalists. Naam Tamilar Katchi is against the proposed Chennai-Salem Expressway project. According to
1254-418: Is a dreary and boring message film that leaves you exhausted." The failure of Vaazhthugal made it difficult for Seeman to find producers and actors to work on his other proposed projects, despite his interest in continuing work as a film director. In the late 2000s, Seeman attempted to make a film titled Pagalavan with either Ajith Kumar or Madhavan starring, but was unsuccessful. Seeman then hoped to make
1320-562: Is married to Kayalvizhi, daughter of K. Kalimuthu , former Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the AIADMK party. The ceremony was held according to Tamil traditions at the YMCA grounds in Nandanam, Chennai in September 2013. Actress Vijayalakshmi claimed that she was in a relationship with Seeman who she had met on the sets of Seeman's film Vaazhthugal during 2007. In 2011, she filed
1386-431: Is noted for its ideology of Tamil Nationalism . It primarily aims for the creation of a vote bank among Tamils. In 1958, Indian politician S. P. Adithanar founded the "We Tamils" (நாம் தமிழர் கட்சி) party on the platform of the formation of a sovereign Tamil state. The party advocated for the creation of a homogeneous Greater Tamil Nadu , incorporating Tamil-speaking areas of India and Sri Lanka . The party headquarters
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#17328552969801452-628: Is rather ambiguous in acknowledging it. They want the identity of Tamils to be solely linguistic. NTK strongly advocates for equal representation of women in all areas. While the Women Reservation Bill , proposing 33% representation for women in the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly, remains pending, the NTK allocated 50% representation for women in local elections,2021 elections for Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, 2019 and 2024 parliamentary elections. This gained widespread attention creating
1518-630: Is viewed as the main supporting faction of the Eelam Tamil activism and Tamil nationalism . Additionally it appeals the United Nations Human Rights Council for the serving of justice to the Sri Lankan Tamils , who faced several war crimes such as systematically organized sexual assaults which is estimated in thousands, massacres in hospitals and schools, driving away of people as a part of ethnic cleansing operations which led to
1584-613: The Dravidian parties which have purportedly contributed to the downfall of the Tamils . The NTK flag is similar to the flag of Tamil Eelam ; its tiger is also the emblem of the Cholas and the Tamil Tigers . The flag was introduced in Thanjavur , the historic Chola capital. The declared principles of the Naam Tamil Party are as follows: The NTK denies Aryan – Dravidian divide, or
1650-571: The Erode East Assembly constituency by-election campaign, when talking about the Vijaynagar kings capturing Tamil Nadu, he had mentioned "they brought members of the Arunthathiyar community to this region to do scavenging". He received backlash and his comments also sparked protests by Arunthathiyar outfits. The Election Commission also issued a notice to the NTK seeking an explanation. Seeman
1716-498: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and other controversial remarks on Indian social issues. One of the most controversial aspects of Seeman and his political party is that of ethnic purism arbitrarily based on caste lines. He claims the "decline of Tamil people" is due to continuous rule of Tamil Nadu by 'Vandheris' (refers to outsiders or non-Tamils, especially Telugus based on caste and history of immigration) and that
1782-682: The anti-nuclear Power plant protests in Kudankulam or the attacks on Tamil fishermen perpetuated by the Sri Lankan Navy that claimed the lives of over 800 fishermen. During the parliamentary elections in 2014 , Seeman stated that the NTK would campaign for the defeat of all candidates fielded by the INC, BJP and DMDK and would support the AIADMK. In February 2015, the party conceived Veera Thamizhar Munnani, aimed at reviving and recovering age-old Tamil culture and traditions. In September 2016, Seeman
1848-478: The 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election from Cuddalore constituency and polled 12,497 votes and lost by a low margin, finishing fifth and forfeiting his deposits in the process. The party failed to win a single seat. In the 2019 Indian general elections , the NTK contested in all 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu, but only won 4% of the vote share, thus losing deposits in all constituencies. NTK fared better in rural areas when compared to urban areas. Seeman
1914-685: The Assembly, including Adithanar, who won from Srivaikuntam . Later that year, the party merged with the DMK. On 18 May 2010 in Madurai , a year after the decisive end of the Sri Lankan Civil War , the military subjugation of the Sri Lankan Tamils and the first anniversary of the Naam Tamilar Iyakkam (We Tamils Movement), Tamil actor and film director Seeman formed the Naam Tamilar Katchi party as
1980-681: The CPI (M)'s People's Welfare Alliance in the 2016 state assembly elections, or he would dissolve his party and join the CPI (M). The NTK received fewer votes than the alliance, and fewer than NOTA . The NTK lost everywhere; Seeman finished in fifth place in Cuddalore, and lost his deposit. Asked by reporters about his challenge, Seeman said that he challenged the Communists (not the Vijayakanth -PWF alliance); his party received more votes than every single party in
2046-538: The Naam Tamilar Iyakkam, as a social outfit. It subsequently transformed into a political party named Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK). Seeman was arrested at Chepauk under the National Security Act for making inflammatory speeches at a meeting protesting against the killing of a Tamil fisherman by the Sri Lankan Navy . He was detained at the Vellore Central Prison for five months. Upon his release from
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2112-471: The PWF alliance, winning the challenge. The NTK received 458,104 votes (1.1 percent) in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election , more than older parties such as MDMK , CPI , VCK , CPM and TMC . The NTK fielded K. Kalaikottudhayam as its candidate for the 2017 R. K. Nagar by-election . According to Seeman, voters in Tamil Nadu pay more attention to party symbols than to the candidates. He said that
2178-476: The RK Nagar constituency in Chennai. Despite losing, this move marked a significant step towards inclusive representation. The party has launched several demonstrations demanding Tamil Nadu's share of Kaveri River and Mullaperiyar Dam water from upstream states. Seeman has criticised political apathy on this issue and the illegal sand mining of the state's riverbeds. Between 2011 and 2012, when Tamil Nadu
2244-412: The audience enjoy the film, and the director gave an emotional climax to make the film remembered by fans for a long time. Shaji N. Karun , who headed the jury of the 56th National Film Awards , said, "Bala is unique in many ways. The way he changed Tamil cinema's character was commendable ... There were many who tried for a change. Among the new generation of filmmakers, Bala leads the pack in bringing
2310-492: The authority in any form. This created a notion among the Eelam Tamil refugees for the improvement in their livelihoods. NTK has supported commuting the death sentences and releasing those convicted in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi . Seeman said that the party's stance was not limited to the three Tamils condemned to death, but for the complete abolition of the death penalty in India. Naam Tamilar Katchi has also called for
2376-512: The candidature of Vijayakanth . He met with LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2008 when the Sri Lankan Civil War between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE was looming. Following this, Seeman began to speak out against the killings of several Tamils during Sri Lanka's civil war. Seeman's ensuing speech in Rameswaram marked a turning point in his political career for which he was arrested. He
2442-507: The districts of Puducherry and Karaikal . On 12 February 2016, all 234 NTK candidates were introduced in Cuddalore by Seeman. The party promotes equal rights, and has included candidates with disabilities. It is the first party in the history of Tamil Nadu with a transgender candidate. The Election Commission of India authorised twin candles as the party's symbol. Seeman told a CPI (M) member that his party would receive more votes than
2508-522: The election commission should replace party symbols with candidate numbers or give every election new party symbols. Seeman criticised the commission for not attempting to halt the bribery of voters in the constituency, asking about the location of promised CCTV cameras. Tamil news channel Puthiya Thalaimurai TV surveyed the constituency on which participating party was an alternative to DMK and AIADMK . The results were: NTK 11.72%, BJP 8.99%, DMDK 8.54%, CPI 5.45%, and no one 62.67%. The by-election
2574-523: The election, and AIADMK and DMK took second and third place. NTK finished fourth, with 3,802 votes. Naam Tamilar Katchi contested all 39 Tamil Nadu constituencies and Puducherry. NTK was the first party to field 20 women in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections for the total of 40 seats (39 in Tamil Nadu and one in Puducherry). The NTK received 84,855 votes for H. Mahendran in the Sriperumbudur constituency,
2640-1513: The film due to unsatisfactory final cut despite the completion of the film. Bala was born and brought up in Madurai. His father worked in a bank in Madurai and his mother was a homemaker. Bala completed his graduation from American College with an aim to dive into the Tamil film industry. Bala married Muthumalar in 2004 and has a daughter. Bala and Muthumalar divorced in 2022, after 18 years of marriage. Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil 22nd Cinema Express Award for Best Director– Tamil ITFA Best Director Award Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil National Film Award for Best Direction Vijay Award for Best Director Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil Also producer South Indian Cinematographers Association Award for Best Director Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil Vijay Award for Best Director SIIMA Award for Best Director Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Director Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award Best Director Chennai International Film Festival Special Jury Award Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Film Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Film This
2706-414: The film with Vikram for director Bala 's production studio, but the venture did not materialise. In mid-2010, producer Kalaipuli S. Dhanu agreed to finance the project, and Seeman held talks with Vijay to be a part of the film. The actor later refused to work on the project, which prompted Seeman to speak out against Vijay. In 2013, Seeman approached Jiiva , Jayam Ravi , Arya and Vishal to work on
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2772-412: The final cut provided by Bala. They added that the film would be relaunched with a completely new cast and crew while retaining lead actor Dhruv. Bala disagreed with these comments, saying it was his own decision to quit the film "in order to safeguard creative freedom" because he was asked to make changes. This became the first such incident in Tamil cinema that the producer of the film refused to release
2838-406: The government order to acquire land for the project. Naam Tamilar Katchi supports the cause of Tamil Eelam , a proposed independent Tamil state in the north of Sri Lanka . The primary idol of the party is Velupillai Prabhakaran , who is viewed as a freedom revolutionary among Tamils, especially the Tamil nationalists. After the military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2009 as
2904-418: The humanitarian release of prisoners jailed for more than 10 years. The party supported the closure of Sri Lankan Tamil refugee camps in Tamil Nadu, in which inmates were reportedly tortured. Seeman insists that Katchatheevu is an Indian island, and claims it was illegal to cede the island to Sri Lanka . The handing over of Katchatheevu which disadvantaged the fishing population and endangered their lives,
2970-460: The increase in crimes committed by people from north India living in Tamil Nadu. Naam Tamilar Katchi Naam Tamilar Katchi ( Tamil : நாம் தமிழர் கட்சி, transl. We are Tamils Party; NTK ) is a Tamil nationalist political party active in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry . It is led by former Tamil actor and film director Seeman . The party
3036-508: The issue. The NTK opposed the decision, with Seeman saying that the Tamil strikers were experiencing discrimination from non-Tamil management. He also criticised the NLC for investing in other Indian states during an acute power shortage in Tamil Nadu. Seeman cited a deterioration in law and order in the state during the rule of the Congress - DMK alliance. Denying NTK involvement in an assault on
3102-420: The late 1990s and early 2000s, he worked on four other projects, Vaigai Karai Oram with Vijayakanth , Anandham with Karthik , Karma Veerar with Sarathkumar , and Sethupathi Cheemaiyile with Rajkiran , but all failed to develop beyond production. Seeman then made the village-based vigilante film, Thambi (2006), starring Madhavan in the titular role. The film's production was briefly halted following
3168-427: The mid-1990s, working on films such as Panchalankurichi (1996) and Veeranadai (2000). The failure of his early films made it difficult for him to attract offers as a director and several of his proposed projects were stalled in the late 1990s. He later made a comeback through the successful vigilante film Thambi (2006), though the commercial failure of his next film, prompted Seeman to prioritise commitments as
3234-639: The only hope for Tamils is to elect a "real Tamilian" to power. In November 2009, while on a speaking tour in Canada , Seeman was arrested by the Canada Border Services Agency for giving a hate-filled incendiary speech at an event in Toronto . In the speech, he reportedly talked about restarting the civil war in Sri Lanka, and allegedly said "no Sinhala can live," if the LTTE had taken the same path and bombed 100 Sinhala schools for every Tamil school which
3300-703: The party's highest vote count in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. V. Jainteen received 17,069 votes in the Kanyakumari constituency, the party's lowest vote count in the state. NTK received a total of 1,645,185 votes, 3.909 percent of the 42,083,544 votes cast in the state. Naam Tamilar Katchi contested all 234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu and 28 in Puducherry. The party again fielded equal numbers of male and female candidates (117 women and 117 men in Tamil Nadu). On 7 March 2021, Seeman introduced his party's candidates at
3366-518: The party, the project would be a disaster for the region's fragile ecology and would enable mining companies to illegally mine valuable minerals in the Kalrayan and Servarayan Hills (on the expressway's proposed path). Seeman and his cadres, protesting the project's implementation, were arrested on 18 July 2018. The party also filed a written petition in the Madras High Court , and the court quashed
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#17328552969803432-545: The political spectrum. Following this event, many charges were booked against Seeman by the police. In October 2019, Seeman was put under investigation by the Malaysian police over alleged involvement with the LTTE. Although Seeman openly claims to be a supporter of Tamil Eelam and LTTE , the sincerity behind his proclaimed stance has been questioned multiple times. In a leaked audio, he was caught using profanity against late LTTE fighter Pottu Amman . In February 2023, during
3498-416: The project, but none of the actors agreed to be a part of the film. In 2017, Seeman was in talks with Vijay Antony to feature in the lead role, and then with Silambarasan in 2018, but both actors later opted to prioritise other projects. In 2017, Seeman announced another project titled Kobam with G. V. Prakash Kumar in the lead role. However, despite an announcement, the film failed to find producers and
3564-402: The romantic drama Varmaa was disappointed with critics. Bala was chosen as the director of Varmaa , the Tamil remake of Arjun Reddy , for which the rights were bought by E4 Entertainment. Principal photography was wrapped up in September 2018. On 7 February 2019, E4 Entertainment issued a press statement stating that they would go for a complete re-shoot as they were not satisfied with
3630-451: The state as chief minister. He justified his statements by citing the fact that most of the former Chief ministers of Tamil Nadu were not Tamils by origin. This gained public attention revealing that MK Stalin , the current Chief minister of Tamil Nadu is also a man of Telugu origin. In spite of this Seeman's statement was criticised as racist , and he was accused of identity politics and creating ethnic divisions. Tamil media asked, "Who
3696-430: The working class on celluloid screen. Bala was introduced by lyricist Arivumathi to director Balu Mahendra . Initially, he began working as a production assistant under him. Later Bala turned to work with him as assistant director in his movies. Bala made his directorial debut with Sethu in 1999, that gave a break to Vikram , the film's lead actor, who was also struggling in the Tamil film industry for almost
3762-525: Was also booked by the Karungalpalayam police, registering a case under three sections. The police added more Indian Penal Code sections to the case due to his claims that "using an iron fist" will "get rid of the problem" of North Indians and Hindi speakers coming to Tamil Nadu for employment during the same speech. He later said that he was not specifically talking about North Indian migrant workers, but instead about M. K. Stalin 's alleged falsification of
3828-647: Was also detained for continuing to speak out in Erode in favour of the LTTE. He was subjected to the National Security Act , passport block and state monitoring. Seeman was arrested in March 2009 under the National Security act for speaking in favour of the LTTE and was lodged at the Kalapet prison. Seeman along with several other activists gathered on 18 May 2009, coinciding the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War at Madurai to form
3894-575: Was also involved in the movement to change the name of the state from Madras State to Tamil Nadu . Adithanar lost the 1962 election from Tiruchendur but was elected to the Legislative Council in 1964. The WT contested in the 1967 election as a part of the coalition led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) under the DMK's "Rising Sun" symbol. Four members of the WT were elected to
3960-650: Was among some 176 people arrested after "attempting to lay siege to Srivaikuntam dam, where desilting works [were] under way as per a directive from the National Green Tribunal". The NTK contested in the 2016 assembly election , with Seeman as the Chief Ministerial candidate from the Cuddalore constituency . The party contested in all the 234 assembly constituencies on its own, in the elections Tamil Nadu and as well as those in Puducherry . Seeman contested in
4026-653: Was attacked. In 2013, Seeman invited Kashmiri separatist leader Yaseen Malik for one of his public meetings, which drew significant criticism from both the INC and BJP. While campaigning for the Vikravandi assembly by-election in 2019, Seeman purportedly justified the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi , for Gandhi had sent the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to Sri Lanka, which would then go on to kill of numerous Tamil civilians. The speech raised criticism from people from all across
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#17328552969804092-425: Was in the midst of a power crisis which led to exorbitant tariffs and industrial failure, the management of Neyveli Lignite Corporation (a government-owned company in Neyveli ) considered selling stock to private investors. This sparked unrest in the state, and NLC employees organised a strike against the central government's decision. The corporation was accused of manipulating its workers and attempting to cover up
4158-409: Was named as "Tamiḻaṉ Illam" (lit. The Home of the Tamilian). In 1960, the party organised statewide protests in favour of the secession of Madras from India and the establishment of a sovereign Tamil Nadu. Demonstrations included immolation of maps of India (with Tamil Nadu excluded). Adithanar was arrested for organising the protests. The party, along with M. P. Sivagnanam 's Tamil Arasu Kazhagam ,
4224-562: Was not held as planned on 12 April, because the election rules were violated by bribery and corruption . Seeman expressed his dissatisfaction with democracy in India, saying that it was unfair of the Election Commission to stop the elections, rather than disqualifying the parties involved in bribery. The R. K. Nagar by-election was held on 21 December 2017, despite voter-bribery allegations. T. T. V. Dhinakaran reportedly gave voters about ₹10,000 per vote; AIADMK gave ₹5,000 , and DMK ₹2,000 . Independent candidate T. T. V. Dhinakaran won
4290-426: Was stalled. Since the mid-2000s, Seeman has mostly worked as an actor. His notable roles including supporting characters in Pallikoodam (2007) and Evano Oruvan (2007). Seeman addressed Periyar 's ideology and caste abolition in the film industry. In the 2006 assembly elections, he campaigned for the DMK alliance , and notably sided with Pattali Makkal Katchi 's S. Ramadoss and delivered speeches against
4356-402: Was viewed as an act of authoritarian betrayal among the local population. In reply to this Seeman warned the government that he could reclaim Kachatheevu by arming fishermen, which resulted in sedition charges. Seeman said that the chief minister of Tamil Nadu should be a Tamil . According to a party slogan, everyone has right to live in Tamil Nadu but only a Tamil has the right to govern
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