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Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam founded

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The Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) was formed as a mass organisation to defend the rights of Muslims in the state.

The Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) was established in Tamil Nadu in 1995. Its stated objective was to protect the rights of the Muslim community by democratic means, and it described itself as a mass-based organisation. It set up branches in all districts of the state and offices among the Tamil diaspora in the Gulf countries and Malaysia.

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