Emergence of ‘Third Front’ in Tamil Nadu By Deepak Parvatiyar May 10, 2016 - See more at: http://www.elections.in/blog/emergence-of-third-front-in-tamil-nadu/#sthash.xeIfy17W.dpuf Can the Third Front – the first significant conglomeration of smaller parties against the two major Dravidian forces in Tamil Nadu – cut through their dominance this election? Dalit-Backward centric focus in Tamil Nadu elections Analysts are already referring to the dilution of Dravidian ideology as a reflection of “no wave” elections this time. This means, the collective Dravidian identity is now being overtaken by individual’s caste. Some analysts have even gone to the extent of highlighting the shift of focus in state politics from being Dravida-centric to Dalit-Backward centric. And they have reasons too. Political Apathy towards Attacks on Dalits There have been spate of attacks on the Dalits in the largely OBC-dominated Tamil Nadu (The Dravida movement was actually an OBC mov
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