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|colorcode = Red
|president = MK Faizey
|loksabha_leader =
|rajyasabha_leader =
|foundation = 21 June 2009
|headquarters = C-4, Hazrat Nizamuddin West [[New Delhi]], [[India]]-110013
|eci = Registered-Unrecognized Party by ECI<ref name="ECI12032014">{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/year2014/EnglishNotification_12032014.pdf |title=Names of National, State, registered-unrecognised parties and the list of free symbols|publisher= [[Election Commission of India]] |date= 12 March 2014 |accessdate=30 Oct 2016}}</ref>
|alliance =
|loksabha_seats =
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|ideology=[[Social democracy]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]<br>[[Corruption|Anti-corruption]]<br>[[Social justice]]<br>[[Anti-fascism]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://sdpi.in/aims-and-objectives/|title=Party aims|publisher=Social Democratic Party of India|date= 22 April 2017|accessdate=22 April 2017}}</ref>
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|youth =
|students =
|women = Women India Movement (WIM)
|labour = SDTU (Social Democratic Trade Union)
|peasants =
|website = [http://sdpi.in/ Official Website]
|party_name = '''Social Democratic Party of India'''
|logo = [[File:SDPI Flag wite stroke.png|200px]]
|flag = [[File:SDPI Flag.jpg|250px]]
|colours = Green {{Colorsample|Green}} Red {{Colorsample|Red}}
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== Charges and accusations ==
Several SDPI offices have been raided by [[Kerala Police]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/raid-at-pfi-sdpi-offices/article515027.ece|title=Raid at PFI, SDPI offices|last=|first=|date=25 March 2014|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/raid-on-sdpi-offices/article5641670.ece|title=Raid on SDPI offices|last=|first=|date=25 March 2014|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref> Suspected weapons training camps and arms stockpiling were seized in [[Narath]], [[Kannur district]] from the offices and other centers of PFI and SDPI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/14/stories/2010071459810300.htm|title=Haul hints at arms stockpiling|last=|first=|date=25 March 2014|publisher=The Hindu/|accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/more-weapons-seized-from-narath/article4657098.ece|title=More weapons seized from Narath|last=|first=|date=25 March 2014|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref> Though the party denied any involvement, the charge-sheet filed by [[National Investigation Agency]] (NIA) blamed [[Popular Front of India]] (PFI) and their political outfit Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in conducting arms training camps across the state under the pretense of health awareness camps and yoga classes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/narath-arms-case-nia-chargesheet-hints-about-pfis-links-with-terrorist-outfits/1/317245.html|title=Narath arms case: NIA chargesheet hints at PFI's links with terrorist outfits|last=|first=|date=25 March 2014|publisher=indiatoday.intoday.in|accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/islamists-ran-jehadi-camps-in-kannur-cops.html|title=Islamsts Ran Jehadi Camps in Kannur: Cops|last=|first=|date=25 March 2014|publisher=Daily Pioneer|accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref> According to the FIR, the 24 accused in the case were reportedly the members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI).Cases were registeredrboth underthe sectionsSDPI 143,and 147,the 153(B), R/WPopular 149Front of IPC,India. sectionAnas 5(1)(a)had r/wwon 25(1)(a)the ofblock Armspanchayat Act,election sectionwhile 4in ofprison Explosives Act and section 18 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act offor the [[Indianpalm Penalchopping Code]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/NIA-registers-FIR-in-Narath-arms-case/articleshow/21793106.cms|title=NIA registersThe FIRvictory in"reflected Narathpublic armssentiments case|last=|first=|date=25against Marchpolice 2014|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref>action".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coastaldigestnyoooz.com/index.phpkochi/news96798/53141-raid-onformer-pfi-campdistrict-karnatakahead-policeamong-team-inthose-keralaacquitted#|title=Raid onFormer PFI camp:district Karnatakahead policeamong teamthose in Keralaacquitted|lastauthor=Nyoooz|firstwork=|date=25 March 2014|publisher=Coastal Digest|accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131020/news-current-affairs/article/22-sdpi-members-chargesheeted-narath-case|title=22 SDPI members chargesheeted in Narath case|last=|first=|date=25 March 2014|publisher=deccanchronicle.com/|accessdate=25 March 2014NYOOOZ}}</ref>
Four SDPI activists were arrested for attack on two [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]](CPI-M) members at Mangalam, [[Tirur]], on 29 January 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/4-SDPI-Workers-Held/2014/01/31/article2029293.ece#.UzIM-6jwaRg|title=4 SDPI Workers Held|last=|first=|date=25 March 2014|publisher=NewIndianExpress|accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/4-held-for-attack-on-cpim-men-at-tirur/article5635874.ece|title=4 held for attack on CPI(M) men at Tirur|last=|first=|date=25 March 2014|publisher=TheHindu|accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref> SDPI accepted the responsibility after a video of this violent attack was aired by major television channels. However the party justified the attacks reasoning that it needs to safeguard its members. As per the party's District President,the attack was just an emotional reaction from its members to an attack the CPM executed against one of its members on the same morning.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/SDPI-Justifies-Attack-on-CPM-Members/2014/02/02/article2033272.ece#.UzIP5qjwaRg|title=SDPI Justifies Attack on CPM Members|last=|first=|date=25 March 2014|publisher=NewIndianExpress|accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref>
== Controversy ==
In 2014 a private school in south Kerala removed ''[[Vande Mataram]]'' from their Independence Day programme after workers of the SDPI threatened to disrupt the programme, saying that some of the words in the song were against the religious beliefs of the Muslim community. The school also dropped the ''namaste'' gesture from a dance number performed during Independence Day celebrations, inviting sharp criticism from various quarters. The song was dropped after several rounds of rehearsals. When the issue snowballed into a raging controversy, school management denied any external pressure. SDPI justified the changes in the programme saying that they approached the school management after a number of parents complained that some words in ''Vande Matraam'' and the gesture ''namaste'' were against their religious beliefs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/68thindependenceday/i-day-shocker-kerala-school-drops-vande-mataram-from-dance-programme/article1-1252438.aspx|title=Kerala school says no to Vande Mataram in dance programme|last=|first=|date=15 August 2014|publisher=Hindustan Times|accessdate=16 August 2014}}</ref>
==On false accusations==
In 2015, the acquitted SDPI candidate, Dr. Anas, accused the NIA and the police of falsely targeting both the SDPI and the Popular Front of India. Anas had won the block panchayat election while in prison for the palm chopping case. The victory "reflected public sentiments against police action".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyoooz.com/kochi/96798/former-pfi-district-head-among-those-acquitted#|title=Former PFI district head among those acquitted|author=Nyoooz|work=NYOOOZ}}</ref>
== Regional presence ==
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