Thoothukudi, March 31 -- In the Tamil majority political landscape of Tamil Nadu, a party appears to be seeking ground for Bahujan politics, forming alliances and looking to bring back the ideals of Periyar, which they claim have been forgotten by the mainstream parties.

The newly formed "Bahujan Dravida Party" is set to contest elections by forming an alliance with a local party, Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi, in Tamil Nadu. Speaking to ANI, the party's national president, Jeevan Singh, said that both major Dravidian parties of Tamil Nadu have deceived the people, especially the lower sections of society and that Periyar's ideas exist only on paper for these parties.

Singh said, "I am a student of Manyavar Kanshi Ram. To spread and impl...