Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam was a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It split from Dravidar Kazhagam in 1996. The president of the party is 'Kolathur' Mani and its general secretary is 'Viduthalai' Rajendran. In August 2012, Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam split into two factions one is Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam led by Kolathur Mani and other is Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam led by K Ramakrishnan. References External links Official site Defunct political parties in Tamil Nadu Periyar E. V. Ramasamy 1996 establishments in Tamil Nadu Political parties established in 1996 Political parties disestablished in 2012 2012 disestablishments in India