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Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam

2022-08-22T10:46:31Z

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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
| party_name = Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam
| party_flag = [[File:Ambedkar People Movement -apr 2019.jpg|220px|thumb]][[List of political party symbols in India|Election symbol]] of AMI
| colorcode = #1E90FF
| chairman = Vai.Ramalingam
| Political position = [[Syncretic politics|Syncretic]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Waghmore|first=Suryakant|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PPenAwAAQBAJ|title=Civility against Caste: Dalit Politics and Citizenship in Western India|date=2013-09-30|publisher=[[SAGE Publications]] India|isbn=978-81-321-1886-2|pages=15–19|language=en}}</ref>
| foundation = 1970
| ideology = [[B. R. Ambedkar|Anti-casteism]] [[Karl Marx|Anti-classism]] [[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy|Social Justice]] [[Tamil nationalism]]
| website = ambedkarmakkaliyakkam.com
|eci=Unrecognized political party
|abbreviation=AMI
|founder= Vai.Balasundaram
|general_secretary = Siva.Murugesan
|colours = {{Colorsample|Blue}} Blue {{Colorsample|white}} white
}}
'''Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ambedkarmakkaliyakkam.com/|title=Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam – Social Justice in the Indian society}}</ref> (Ambedkar People Movement) is a [[political movement]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]] working for the upliftment of [[Dalits]]. The movement was formed by [[V. Balasundaram]] in 1977 in a ceremony held at [[Rajaji Hall]], [[Chennai]], in the esteemed presence of [[Prabhudas Patwari]], Hon’ble then Governor of [[Tamil Nadu]].

After the demise of Vai Balasundaram, his brother Vai Ramalingam was elected as president and [[Siva Murugesan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/view/ambedkar-makkal-iyakkam/home/|title=Siva Murugesan-General Secretary of Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam}}</ref><ref name="Siva Murugesan">{{cite web |title=அம்பேத்கர் மக்கள் இயக்க மாநில செயற்குழுக் கூட்டம் சென்னையில் பொதுச்செயலாளர் சிவ.முருகேசன் தலைமையில் நடைபெற்றது |url=https://youtu.be/uSv3iqS-Jig |website=Youtube |publisher=Aaran sivanesan |ref=https://youtu.be/uSv3iqS-Jig}}</ref>was elected as the General Secretery for the party in the general body meeting held at Pudukkottai on 25 January 2020. In that same general body meeting, Ilamurugu Muthu<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ambedkarmakkaliyakkam.com/about-us/|title=About Us – Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam}}</ref> was elected as Executive President for the party.
Ambedkar Makkal Iyakka executive president Ilamurugu Muthu met Tamil Nadu DGP [[C. Sylendra Babu]] and raised complaint against Rathnakumar and Chitra Lakshmanan for the controversial talk about maestro [[Ilaiyaraaja]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ibctamilnadu.com/article/director-producer-speech-bad-about-ilayaraja-1627438439 | title=இளையராஜா சாதியை சொல்லி இழிவுபடுத்திய டைரக்டர், தயாரிப்பாளர்! கொந்தளித்த இசைஞாணி!! | publisher=IBC Tamil Nadu | date=28 July 2021 | accessdate=28 December 2021}}</ref>

{{Gallery
|title=Key people
|width=160 | height=170
|align=center
|footer=
|File:Vai.balasundaram-apr_2020.jpg
|Vai Balasundaram the founder of Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam.
|alt1=Vai Balasundaram the founder of Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam.
|File:V.Ramalingam-04 jun 2019.jpg
|V Ramalingam the chairman of Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam.
|alt3=V Ramalingam the President of Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam
|File:Siva.Murgesan-apr 2020.jpg
|Siva Murugesan the general secretary.
|alt2=Siva Murugesan the general secretary.
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071001045254/http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/10/stories/2007011004350200.htm Demonstration seeking judicial probe] The Hindu, 10 January 2007
* [https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ex-mayor-passes-away/article30233835.ece Ex-Mayor passes away] The Hindu, 8 December 2019
* [https://sites.google.com/view/ambedkar-makkal-iyakkam/home AMI Official Website]
* [https://ibctamilnadu.com/article/director-producer-speech-bad-about-ilayaraja-1627438439]

[[Category:Political parties in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Memorials to B. R. Ambedkar]]
[[Category:Ambedkarite political parties]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1977]]

Siva Murugesan

2022-08-22T10:44:55Z

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'''Siva.Murugesan''' is the general secretary of Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam |url=https://sites.google.com/view/ambedkar-makkal-iyakkam/home |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref> who has been serving more than 40 years for social welfare. He has been spreading Ambedkar ideologies from the age of 18 and holds M.A from [[Annamalai University]], Chidambaram.<ref>{{cite news |title=அம்பேத்கர் மக்கள் இயக்க தலைமை நிலைய செயற்குழு கூட்டம் பொதுச்செயலாளர் சிவ.முருகேசன் அவர்களின் தலைமையில் சென்னையில் நடைபெற்றது |url=https://youtu.be/uSv3iqS-Jig |publisher=Siva.Murugesan}}</ref> Siva.Murugesan joined the Ambedkar People's Movement in 1987 as a grassroots activist and later worked hard for the development of the movement and held the posts of Union Youth, Secretary, Union Under Secretary and Union Secretary. He later served as the District Youth Secretary from 1977-1998. Then in 2003, he took over as Thanjavur district chief and after the demise of [[V. Balasundaram|Vai. Balasundaram]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-10-01 |title=The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Tirunelveli News : Demonstration seeking judicial probe |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001045254/http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/10/stories/2007011004350200.htm |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>, Siva.Murugesan took over as the Organizing Secretary of the State in 2018 for the development of the movement and for the sustainability of the party. In 2019, he took over as the general secretary of the party.<ref>{{Cite news |others=Special Correspondent |date=2019-12-07 |title=Ex-Mayor passes away |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ex-mayor-passes-away/article30233835.ece |access-date=2022-07-28 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He also played a crucial role in the installation of numerous [[B. R. Ambedkar|Ambedkar]] statues across the state.

==References==
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Siva Murugesan

2022-08-22T10:43:12Z

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[[File:Murugesan-Gs June 2019.jpg|400px|Center|Base]]

'''Siva Murugesan''' is the general secretary of Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam |url=https://sites.google.com/view/ambedkar-makkal-iyakkam/home |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref> who has been serving more than 40 years for social welfare. He has been spreading Ambedkar ideologies from the age of 18 and holds M.A from [[Annamalai University]], Chidambaram.<ref>{{cite news |title=அம்பேத்கர் மக்கள் இயக்க தலைமை நிலைய செயற்குழு கூட்டம் பொதுச்செயலாளர் சிவ முருகேசன் அவர்களின் தலைமையில் சென்னையில் நடைபெற்றது |url=https://youtu.be/uSv3iqS-Jig |publisher=Siva Murugesan}}</ref> Murugesan joined the Ambedkar People's Movement in 1987 as a grassroots activist and later worked hard for the development of the movement and held the posts of Union Youth, Secretary, Union Under Secretary and Union Secretary. He later served as the District Youth Secretary from 1977-1998. Then in 2003, he took over as Thanjavur district chief and after the demise of [[V. Balasundaram|Vai. Balasundaram]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-10-01 |title=The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Tirunelveli News : Demonstration seeking judicial probe |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001045254/http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/10/stories/2007011004350200.htm |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>, Siva Murugesan took over as the Organizing Secretary of the State in 2018 for the development of the movement and for the sustainability of the party. In 2019, he took over as the general secretary of the party.<ref>{{Cite news |others=Special Correspondent |date=2019-12-07 |title=Ex-Mayor passes away |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ex-mayor-passes-away/article30233835.ece |access-date=2022-07-28 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He also played a crucial role in the installation of numerous [[B. R. Ambedkar|Ambedkar]] statues across the state.

==References==
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Siva Murugesan

2022-08-22T10:42:38Z

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[[File:Murugesan-Gs June 2019.jpg|400px|Center|thumb]]

'''Siva Murugesan''' is the general secretary of Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam |url=https://sites.google.com/view/ambedkar-makkal-iyakkam/home |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref> who has been serving more than 40 years for social welfare. He has been spreading Ambedkar ideologies from the age of 18 and holds M.A from [[Annamalai University]], Chidambaram.<ref>{{cite news |title=அம்பேத்கர் மக்கள் இயக்க தலைமை நிலைய செயற்குழு கூட்டம் பொதுச்செயலாளர் சிவ முருகேசன் அவர்களின் தலைமையில் சென்னையில் நடைபெற்றது |url=https://youtu.be/uSv3iqS-Jig |publisher=Siva Murugesan}}</ref> Murugesan joined the Ambedkar People's Movement in 1987 as a grassroots activist and later worked hard for the development of the movement and held the posts of Union Youth, Secretary, Union Under Secretary and Union Secretary. He later served as the District Youth Secretary from 1977-1998. Then in 2003, he took over as Thanjavur district chief and after the demise of [[V. Balasundaram|Vai. Balasundaram]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-10-01 |title=The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Tirunelveli News : Demonstration seeking judicial probe |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001045254/http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/10/stories/2007011004350200.htm |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>, Siva Murugesan took over as the Organizing Secretary of the State in 2018 for the development of the movement and for the sustainability of the party. In 2019, he took over as the general secretary of the party.<ref>{{Cite news |others=Special Correspondent |date=2019-12-07 |title=Ex-Mayor passes away |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ex-mayor-passes-away/article30233835.ece |access-date=2022-07-28 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He also played a crucial role in the installation of numerous [[B. R. Ambedkar|Ambedkar]] statues across the state.

==References==
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Siva Murugesan

2022-08-22T10:29:15Z

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Siva Murugesan

2022-08-22T10:28:35Z

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[[File:Murugesan-Gs June 2019.jpg|200px|Center|thumb]]

'''Siva Murugesan''' is the general secretary of Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam |url=https://sites.google.com/view/ambedkar-makkal-iyakkam/home |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref> who has been serving more than 40 years for social welfare. He has been spreading Ambedkar ideologies from the age of 18 and holds M.A from [[Annamalai University]], Chidambaram.<ref>{{cite news |title=அம்பேத்கர் மக்கள் இயக்க தலைமை நிலைய செயற்குழு கூட்டம் பொதுச்செயலாளர் சிவ முருகேசன் அவர்களின் தலைமையில் சென்னையில் நடைபெற்றது |url=https://youtu.be/uSv3iqS-Jig |publisher=Siva Murugesan}}</ref> Murugesan joined the Ambedkar People's Movement in 1987 as a grassroots activist and later worked hard for the development of the movement and held the posts of Union Youth, Secretary, Union Under Secretary and Union Secretary. He later served as the District Youth Secretary from 1977-1998. Then in 2003, he took over as Thanjavur district chief and after the demise of [[V. Balasundaram|Vai. Balasundaram]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-10-01 |title=The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Tirunelveli News : Demonstration seeking judicial probe |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001045254/http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/10/stories/2007011004350200.htm |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>, Siva Murugesan took over as the Organizing Secretary of the State in 2018 for the development of the movement and for the sustainability of the party. In 2019, he took over as the general secretary of the party.<ref>{{Cite news |others=Special Correspondent |date=2019-12-07 |title=Ex-Mayor passes away |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ex-mayor-passes-away/article30233835.ece |access-date=2022-07-28 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He also played a crucial role in the installation of numerous [[B. R. Ambedkar|Ambedkar]] statues across the state.

==References==
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