Tamil Nadu diaspora Tamil Nadu diaspora The Tamil Nadu diaspora ( ("Ayalakat Tamiļar")) also known as Madrasi diaspora (after Madras, erstwhile name of Tamil Nadu) comprises people who have emigrated from South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, (and other adjacent Tamil speaking areas) to other non-Tamil Indian states and other countries, and people of Tamil Nadu descent (and other adjacent Tamil speaking areas) born or residing in other non-Tamil Indian states and other countries. Many of Tamil emigrants who left shores of Tamil Nadu before 18th Century and mixed with countless other ethnicities. In medieval period Tamilians emigrated as soldiers, traders and labourers
Politics of Tamil Nadu =Tamil national parties=== Apolitical Dravidian parties Dravidian parties originating from Justice party. Dravidian parties without roots in Justice party Congress parties Communist parties Forward Bloc parties Others Hindu nationalist parties Religious minority parties [[Category:Politics of Tamil Nadu|*]] Politics of Tamil Nadu Politics of Tamil Nadu is the politics related to the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Indian National Congress dominated the political scene in the initial years post independence with leaders like C. Rajagopalachari and K. Kamaraj. The political influence shifted from national politics towards regional politics with rise of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the late 1960s. Dravidian parties have