Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam

Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam
Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam
Abbreviation	AMI
Chairman	Vai.Ramalingam
General Secretary	Siva Murugesan
Founder	Vai Balasundaram
Founded	1970
Ideology	Anti-casteism; Anti-classism; Social Justice; Tamil nationalism
Colours	Blue; white

Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam^[2] (Ambedkar People Movement) is a political movement in the Indian 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^[3]^[4]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^[5] 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 ^[6]

References

↑ Waghmore, Suryakant (30 September 2013). Civility against Caste: Dalit Politics and Citizenship in Western India. SAGE Publications India. pp. 15–19. ISBN 978-81-321-1886-2.
↑ "Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam – Social Justice in the Indian society".
↑ "Siva Murugesan-General Secretary of Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam".
↑ "அம்பேத்கர் மக்கள் இயக்க மாநில செயற்குழுக் கூட்டம் சென்னையில் பொதுச்செயலாளர் சிவ.முருகேசன் தலைமையில் நடைபெற்றது". Youtube. Aaran sivanesan. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)
↑ "About Us – Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam".
↑ "இளையராஜா சாதியை சொல்லி இழிவுபடுத்திய டைரக்டர், தயாரிப்பாளர்! கொந்தளித்த இசைஞாணி!!". IBC Tamil Nadu. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

External links

Demonstration seeking judicial probe The Hindu, 10 January 2007
Ex-Mayor passes away The Hindu, 8 December 2019
AMI Official Website
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[1] Waghmore, Suryakant (30 September 2013). Civility against Caste: Dalit Politics and Citizenship in Western India. SAGE Publications India. pp. 15–19. ISBN 978-81-321-1886-2.

[2] "Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam – Social Justice in the Indian society".

[3] "Siva Murugesan-General Secretary of Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam".

[Siva_Murugesan-4] "அம்பேத்கர் மக்கள் இயக்க மாநில செயற்குழுக் கூட்டம் சென்னையில் பொதுச்செயலாளர் சிவ.முருகேசன் தலைமையில் நடைபெற்றது". Youtube. Aaran sivanesan. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= (help)

[5] "About Us – Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam".

[6] "இளையராஜா சாதியை சொல்லி இழிவுபடுத்திய டைரக்டர், தயாரிப்பாளர்! கொந்தளித்த இசைஞாணி!!". IBC Tamil Nadu. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

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