Uzhavar Uzhaippalar Katchi

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Image:UUK-Tamil Nadu-banner.pngUzhavar Uzhaippalar Katchi (UUK) ({{langx|ta|உழவர் உழைப்பாளர் கட்சி}}, 'Farmers and Workers Party'), a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.The president of UUK is vettavalam Manikandan.[https://web.archive.org/web/20041130164747/http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/20/stories/2004112004130300.htm The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Erode News : Drain Orathupalayam reservoir, asks MP]{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=11155951 |title=The Hindu images |access-date=2008-10-23 |archive-date=21 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521200321/http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=11155951 |url-status=dead }}

UUK supported the National Democratic Alliance in the 2001 Tamil Nadu assembly elections. At the time, NDA in Tamil Nadu was dominated by the (DMK).{{usurped|[https://archive.today/20120525000217/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/04/10/stories/04102232.htm The Hindu : No room for corrupt forces, says NDA]}}

The party opposes the introduction of genetically modified rice in the agriculture of Tamil Nadu.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121103091443/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/12/stories/2006111200640700.htm The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Drive against genetically-engineered rice]{{Cite web |url=http://www.global-sisterhood-network.org/content/view/1429/76/ |title=India: TN farmers denounce toxin-laden GE crops as threat to humans, livestock & food security - global-sisterhood-network.org |access-date=23 October 2008 |archive-date=2 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002115559/http://www.global-sisterhood-network.org/content/view/1429/76/ |url-status=dead }}