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{{Infobox Organization<br />
|name = Kongu Vellala Goundergal Peravai<br />
|formation = 1988<br />
|membership = <br />
|motto = Kongu Sezhithaal Engum Sezhikkum<br />
|type = [[Caste]] association<br />
|language = Tamil<br />
|headquarters = [[Coimbatore]], [[Kongu Nadu]], [[India]]<br />
|website = [http://www.konguvellalagoundergalperavai.com]<br />
|image = KVGP_FLAG.jpg<br />
|size = 150px<br />
|caption = KVGP FLAG<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kongu Vellala Goundergal Peravai''' is a caste organization in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It exists for the [[Kongu Vellalar|Kongu Vellalar Gounder]] or Vellala Gounder community.<br />
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==Origins and platform==<br />
The organization was founded in 1988 at [[Chennai]]. In 2009 it launched its own political party, the [[Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021657550300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219212145/http://hindu.com/2009/02/16/stories/2009021657550300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-02-19 |title=Tamil Nadu / Coimbatore News : Kongu Vellala Gounders launch party |date=2009-02-16 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2012-05-15}}</ref> (also referred to as the Kongunadu Munnetra Peravai).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/08/stories/2009050854060500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128083551/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/08/stories/2009050854060500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-01-28 |title=Tamil Nadu / Coimbatore News : Looking to create a Kongu stronghold |date=2009-05-08 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2012-05-15}}</ref> The organization is known for its strong stance against inter-caste hypogamy. The head of its youth wing Dheeran Chinnamalai Peravai, Kongu Yuvaraj, was accused of murder of a Dalit boy.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200606001127/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/murder-which-shook-tamil-nadu-gokulraj%E2%80%99s-death-yuvaraj%E2%80%99s-surrender-all-you-need-know-35081?amp]</ref><br />
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==Kongu Nadu Statehood movement==<br />
{{Main article|Kongu Nadu Statehood movement}}<br />
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The Kongu Vellala Goundergal Peravaipassed a resolution in favor of formation of [[Kongu Nadu Statehood movement|Kongu Nadu]] state by bifurcating [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/coimbatore/call-for-kongu-nadu-gets-louder/amp_articleshow/84510913.cms|title=Call for Kongu Nadu gets louder|newspaper=TimesofIndia|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120704203628/http://www.konguvellalagoundergalperavai.com/ Website of Kongu Vellala Goundergal Peravai organisations]<br />
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[[Category:1988 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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