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{{Infobox Indian political party
|party_name = Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam TMMK
|logo =
|colorcode =Green
|leader = MH Jawahirullah MLA<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tmmk.in/ |title=Home |website=tmmk.in |access-date=4 December 2010 |archive-date=2 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102024542/http://www.tmmk.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|secretary =

|publication =
|students = Samuga neethi Manavar Iyakkam (SMI)
|youth = TMMK Youth Wing
|women = Tamilnadu Muslim Magaleer Paeravai
|labour =
|peasants =
|ideology =[[Muslim nationalism]]<br />[[Tamil nationalism]]<br />[[Dravidianism]]
|international =
|colours =black and white
|position =
|eci =Registered
|symbol =
|website = {{url|http://www.tmmk.in}}
|flag = [[File:Flag of TMMK.svg|100px]]
|abbreviation=TMMK|foundation=1995|headquarters=[[Mannadi]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]}}
{{Islam}}
'''Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam''' (Tamil Nadu Muslim Progress Conference) or '''TMMK''' is a [[Muslim]] [[non-governmental organisation]] established in the [[State (country subdivision)|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] in India in 1995. The TMMK has described itself in [[news release]]s as "a mass based" organisation.<ref name="NewsReleaseTMMK">{{cite web |url= http://www.milligazette.com/IndMusStat/2004a/016-TMMK-5dec04.htm |title= 2004: Indian Muslim Statements |author= TMMK [[news release]] |work= The Milli Gazette |date= 5 December 2004 }}</ref>

==Background==
The objective of TMMK is to protect the rights of the Muslim community in a democratic manner.<ref name="Frontline">{{cite web|url=http://www.frontline.in/navigation/?type=static&page=flonnet&rdurl=fl1425/14251120.htm|title=Navigation News - Frontline|work=frontline.in}}</ref> TMMK has its branch offices in all the districts of [[Tamil Nadu]] and in several villages of the state. It also has its foreign offices in [[Malaysia]], [[Kuwait]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and other [[Persian Gulf]] countries and has more than 1 lakh members. It was involved in [[Tsunami]] relief work<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/nm3/when-helping-mattered-most/article1-26441.aspx |title=When helping mattered most - Hindustan Times |accessdate=2014-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228104212/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/nm3/when-helping-mattered-most/article1-26441.aspx |archive-date=28 December 2014 }}</ref> and does social services including blood donation camps,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/blood-donation/article4281845.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Blood donation | date=7 January 2013}}</ref> eye camps<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/free-eye-camp-held-by-tn-muslim-munnetra-kazhagam/article2309718.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Free eye camp held by TN Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam | date=31 July 2011}}</ref> and free [[ambulance]] services for the poor. Dignified Burial and Cremation Services One of TMMK's most significant contributions was the management of deceased COVID-19 victims.Volunteers were trained to perform rituals according to the specific religious beliefs of the deceased, whether it involved a traditional burial or assistance with cremation at a crematorium.TMMK's existing network of free and low-cost ambulances became a lifeline during the pandemic.The TMMK medical wing's "108-style" ambulance service and their volunteer-led burial teams received formal appreciation from various district collectors and police officials across Tamil Nadu for their role in managing the crisis.

===Activities===

==Rallies and protests==
TMMK invites public to hold peaceful protests and demonstrations for demanding rights of Muslims.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/babri-masjid-anniversary-passes-off-peacefully-at-tiruchi/article4173764.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Babri Masjid anniversary passes off peacefully at Tiruchi | date=7 December 2012}}</ref> In February 2005, the TMMK urged the then-[[Chief Minister]] [[Jayalalithaa Jayaram]] to direct the [[Central Wakf Council, India|Wakf Board]] to send all its communications only in the [[Tamil language]] to the administrators of [[mosque]]s.<ref name="DemandTamilWakfBoard">{{cite news |url= http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/20/stories/2005022007200400.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050415081521/http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/20/stories/2005022007200400.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 15 April 2005 |title= TMMK demand |author= Staff reporter |work= [[The Hindu]] |date= 20 February 2005 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> A March 2007 rally organised by the TMMK in [[New Delhi]] drew support from the Association of Indian Muslims (AIM) of America.<ref name="name">{{cite web |url= http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/march/07/indian_muslim/american_muslims_support_muslim_welfare_rally_at_the_indian_parliament.html |title= American Muslims Support Muslim Welfare Rally at the Indian Parliament |website= Association of Indian Muslims of America [[news release]] |date= 7 March 2007 |url-status= usurped |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071007150441/http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/march/07/indian_muslim/american_muslims_support_muslim_welfare_rally_at_the_indian_parliament.html |archive-date= 7 October 2007 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> The TMMK has campaigned for the [[Reservation in India|reservation]] of seats in educational institutions and the ear-marking of [[entrepreneurship]] schemes for Muslims in Tamil Nadu as per the recommendations of the [[Sachar Committee]].<ref name="ReservationMuslimSeats">{{cite web |url= http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20070616/689639.html |title= TMMK appeals to Centre, state to stick to reservation |author= United News of India |author-link= United News of India |work= Webindia123.com |date= 16 June 2007 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Tamil Nadu Thawheedh Jamaath (TNTJ) has been termed "a breakaway group" of the organisation.<ref name="MosqueTensionTNTJ">{{cite news |url= http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/30/stories/2006083010940300.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070317212846/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/30/stories/2006083010940300.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 17 March 2007 |title= Wakf Board takes possession of mosque; tension at Melapalayam |author= Staff reporter |work= [[The Hindu]] |date= 30 August 2006 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

Every year TMMK observes the anniversary of [[Babri Masjid demolition|Babri Masjid]] demolition in a peaceful manner.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://twocircles.net/2009dec07/tmmk_holds_peaceful_rally_chennai_against_babri_masjid_demolition.html#.VGvnpjSUfkY|title = TMMK holds peaceful rally in Chennai against Babri Masjid demolition|date = 7 December 2009|accessdate=2014-11-19|website = TwoCircles.net|publisher = TwoCircles.net}}</ref> These protests draw huge number of people from across the [[Tamil Nadu]] state and demand the arrest of 68 perpetrators including [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], [[Balasaheb Thackeray]], [[LK Advani]] and [[Murli Manohar Joshi]] as implicated by [[Liberhan Commission|Liberhan commission]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/68-people-indicted-in-liberhan-report/105878-3.html|title = 68 people indicted in Liberhan report|date = 24 Nov 2009|work = IBN|accessdate = 2014-11-19|archive-date = 19 November 2014|archive-url = https://archive.today/20141119033453/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/68-people-indicted-in-liberhan-report/105878-3.html|url-status = dead}}</ref> The organisation has also stages many protests for the protection Tamil Nadu fishermen<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-684-news-detail-fishermen-strike-enters-fourth-day.html|title = Fishermen strike enters fourth day|date = 3 December 2011|accessdate = 2014-11-19|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141129052932/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-684-news-detail-fishermen-strike-enters-fourth-day.html|archive-date = 29 November 2014|df = dmy-all}}</ref> and [[dalits]].

==Manithaneya Makkal Katchi==
In early 2009, a new political party ''[[Manithaneya Makkal Katchi]]'' was launched after an amendment to the bylaws.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/06/stories/2010080664550500.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822052237/http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/06/stories/2010080664550500.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 August 2010 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=TMMK, MMK leaders call on Jayalalithaa | date=6 August 2010}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231128201149/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/hyder-ali-be-mmk-candidate?-539] </ref><ref>http://expressbuzz.com/Cities/Chennai/dmk-men-attack-mmk-cadre-six-injured/66815.html {{dead link|date=October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/08/stories/2009030859160800.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311070056/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/08/stories/2009030859160800.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 March 2009 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Manithaneya Makkal Katchi wants more than one seat | date=8 March 2009}}</ref> The party contested in the parliamentary election the same year in 4 constituencies and polled 68,346 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/14_PerformanceOfRegistered_UnRecognisedParties.pdf|title=MMK polled 68k votes across 4 parliamentary seats|work=eci.nic.in}}</ref> But in the 2011 Assembly election, MMK allied with AIADMK and won 2 of 3 seats contested.

==Views on terrorism==
TMMK has condemned several acts of terrorism in India and in foreign lands. When the [[Al-Qaeda]] released a video related to Indian sub-continent, TMMK condemned it and advised Indian Muslims to ignore such hate messages. The leader of TMMK said “this (message) will only help security agencies in country to further target Muslim youth in case a terrorist act does take place.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/muslim-outfits-lash-out-at-alqaeda-video/article6395835.ece|title = Muslim outfits lash out at al-Qaeda video|date = September 10, 2014|accessdate=2014-11-19|work = The Hindu}}</ref>” In several occasion, TMMK has also condemned [[Israel]] for its brutality against [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] People.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/tmmk-condemns-israels-action/article6215586.ece|title = TMMK condemns Israel's action|date = 16 July 2014|accessdate=2014-11-19|work = The Hindu}}</ref> It has also raised voices for [[UN]] intervention to stop genocide of Palestinians.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/parties-press-for-un-intervention-to-stop-genocide-of-palestinians/article6251495.ece|title = Parties press for UN intervention to stop genocide of Palestinians|date = 29 July 2014|work = The Hindu|accessdate=2014-11-19}}</ref> Similarly, TMMK has protested the genocide of Tamil people in [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.tamilnewsnetwork.com/2014/06/20/tamil-nadu-muslims-protest-against-genocidal-sri-lanka/|title = Tamil Nadu Muslims protest against genocidal Sri Lanka|date = 20 June 2014|accessdate=2014-11-19|website = Tamil News Network}}</ref>

==Criticism==

On 6 December 2003, 450 activists of the TMMK were arrested for attempting stage a protest rally.<ref>{{usurped|[https://archive.today/20130125054405/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/12/07/stories/2003120705180100.htm Anniversary ends peacefully]}} [[The Hindu]] - 7 December 2003</ref> Similar arrests were made earlier in 2000 where TMMK members were implicated.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001212/nation.htm Bandh against attack on mosque] The Tribune, Chandigarh - 12 December 2000</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20070206042548/http://www.tmmkonline.org/english/index.htm Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham] website
[https://www.facebook.com/share/1FAPH9NvRy/] Facebook
[https://www.instagram.com/tmmkhqofficial?igsh=MXgwMHdvODVkOGZ1bw==] Instagram
[https://x.com/tmmkhqofficial] Twitter
([[English language]] version).
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