Puratchi Bharatham Katchi | |
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| Abbreviation | PBK |
| President | M. Jagan Moorthy |
| Treasurer | M. Maran |
| Founder | Poovai M. Moorthy |
| Founded | 26 January 1978 |
| Headquarters | 13, First Floor, Perum Salai, P.R.C. Complex, Poonamallee, Chennai – 600056, Tamil Nadu, India. |
| Ideology | Scheduled Castes interests |
| Political position | Syncretic[1] |
| Colours | Blue |
| ECI Status | Unrecognised Party |
| Alliance | AIADMK front (2019-present), SPA (2006-2011) |
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| Website | |
| www.thepbk.in | |
The Puratchi Bharatham Katchi (transl. Revolutionary India party; abbreviated as PBK) is an Indian social movement and political party that seeks to combat caste based discrimination, active in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is founded by M. Murthy. The party operates in the states of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh. M. Jagan Moorthy is the current president of the party. This party was established for education, employment and economic development of the Scheduled Caste people.
- ^ Waghmore, Suryakant (30 September 2013). Civility against Caste: Dalit Politics and Citizenship in Western India. SAGE Publications India. pp. 15–19. ISBN 978-81-321-1886-2.