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image by Ivan Sache, 20 June 2009 The Liberation Panthers of India, or the Dalit Panthers of India (DPI), also
known as Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (Tamil: விடுதலைச்
சிறுத்தைகள்) is a
Dalit political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. It
won two MLA seats in 2006 state assembly elections on its own in alliance with
AIADMK .Now it is in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viduthalai_Chiruthaigal_Katchi and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thol._Thirumavalavan
The party's flag
can be seen here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Viduthalai_Chiruthaigal_Katchi_banner.png.
The party's symbol is seen here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sher_3.JPG.
Esteban Rivera, 19
June 2009
The primary source, duly credited by the Wikipedia contributor, is a photo
taken in Chennai (Madras) by R. Ravindran during a street demonstration,
published on 24 October 2008 in "The Hindu".
http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/24/stories/2008102458580100.htm
Ivan
Sache, 20 June 2009
This liberation party flag is very similar to the
Viet-Cong flag.
James Dignan, 20 June 2009
![[Flag of Dalit Panthers of India]](../images/i/in}vck1.gif)
image by Ivan Sache, 20 June 2009
The flag of the party is also presented on the party blog (3 March 2009): "Viduthalai
Chiruthaigal Katchi flag represent marvelous meaning. The flag equally shared in
sky blue and red color. Top half of the flag filled in blue then the remaining
bottom of the flag filled with red color and center of the flag white star with
five ends."
On the graphic representation of the flag, the star is much
smaller than on the actual flags spotted in the demonstration.
http://viduthalai-chiruthaigal.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html
Ivan Sache, 20 June 2009
![[Flag of Dalit Panthers of India]](../images/i/in}vck2.gif)
image by Tomislav Todorovic, 5 January 2017
The variant with ratio 2:1 (width greater than length) was photographed in
Mamandur, Kancheepuram district. Tamil Nadu state, on 2016-04-10. The photo can
be viewed here:
http://www.frontline.in/politics/hot-and-heavy/article8523743.ece (image:
http://www.frontline.in).
Tomislav Todorovic, 5 January 2017
