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'''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 founder of AMI was Dr. [[V. Balasundaram]]. Dr. Vai. Balasundaram formed 'Ambedkar People Movement' in 1977 in a ceremony held at [[Rajaji Hall]], [[Chennai]], in the esteemed presence of Mr. [[Prabhudas Patwari]], Hon’ble then Governor of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam is constantly fighting for social welfare, equality, human rights, women's welfare, [[Panchami Land]] recovery and educational upliftment.

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>