The seventh State conference of the Puthiya Tamilagam was held on Wednesday, 6 January 2026, at Amma Thidal, located on the Madurai-Pandi temple ring road, where the party adopted 36 resolutions calling for political change in Tamil Nadu ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
Among the resolutions passed were demands for the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam atop the Thirupparankundram Hill, the formation of a coalition government in 2026 in which Puthiya Tamilagam would have a stake, and the removal of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government from power.
Addressing the conference, party president K Krishnasamy called upon members of the Devendrakula Vellalar community to unite and emerge as a decisive political force in the 2026 Assembly elections. He said that merely asserting caste identity would not yield results and that political power could be achieved only by converting social identity into collective electoral strength.
Krishnasamy alleged that during the past five years, more than 25,000 higher-level government positions that should have been filled by members of the Devendrakula Vellalar and Paraiyar communities, classified under Adi Dravidars, were not allotted. He criticised other political parties for failing to raise this issue in the Assembly.
Taking aim at the DMK government, Krishnasamy accused it of committing repeated mistakes and claimed that as long as the present dispensation remained in power, government welfare schemes would not effectively reach the people. He said removing the DMK government was the only solution to address these issues.
He also criticised Chief Minister MK Stalin, describing him as arrogant and alleging that other political parties were complicit in enabling what he termed governance failures. He accused the DMK of reneging on its electoral promise to abolish the NEET examination after coming to power.
Referring to the Thirupparankundram issue, Krishnasamy questioned why prohibitory orders were imposed by the government even after a court had permitted the lighting of the Deepam on the hill.
Drawing a comparison with international developments, Krishnasamy claimed that the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister had committed graver mistakes than those attributed to the President of Venezuela. He further questioned what punishment should be meted out to a Chief Minister who had allowed the opening and functioning of liquor shops across the State.
On alliances, Krishnasamy stated that Puthiya Tamilagam would align only with a party willing to offer it a share in governance.
Among the resolutions adopted was a demand for the allocation of 2.5 acres of land each to families of Manjolai tea plantation workers, the abolition of vote-for-cash practices, the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam atop Thiruparankundram Hill, and the consolidation of the Devendrakula Vellalar community under the banner of Puthiya Tamilagam.
A centre titled “World Devendrakula Vellalar,” based in Madurai, was inaugurated as part of the conference. Party youth wing president Shyam Krishnasamy, along with State and district-level functionaries, participated in the event.
Source: Tamil Janam
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