Indian Union Muslim League

Indian Union Muslim League
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Headquarters	52, South Avenue, New Delhi
Student wing	MSF
Youth wing	MYL
Women's wing	MWL
International affiliation	KMCC
Seats in Lok Sabha	03
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Website
http://www.indianunionmuslimleague.in
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Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) (Commonly referred as the League) is a state political party in the state of Kerala, India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala. Note that since the name 'Indian Union Muslim League' is registered at the Electoral Commission by a splinter-group of the party, the party contests elections as the Muslim League Kerala State Committee.

The League is a powerful pro-Muslim community oriented party, which was started as Muslim League prior to Independence, yet decided to remain their allegiance to Indian Union after Independence, when the original Muslim League went to Pakistan. The IUML-Kerala unit is the only Muslim League unit, which declared its allegiance and loyalty to India, hence became a state party, in post-independent India. The party has strongholds mostly in districts like Kozhikode, Malappuram and Kasargod. They form the second largest party within UDF.

The mass population of E. K. Sunnis, the largest faction among the Muslims of Kerala in terms of number of followers, always support Indian Union Muslim League.^[1] The supreme leader of E. K. Sunnis, Panakkad Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal, is the president of Kerala state unit of Indian Union Muslim League. This unofficial support is cause of the repeating election victories of Indian Union Muslim League candidates from Muslim dense districts.^[2]

History

The party is the remnant organization of the All-India Muslim League the created an Islamic state named Pakistan from British India in 1947. The party participated in the ouster of the first Communist Party of India (CPI) government in Kerala in 1959. In 1960 the party took part in the formation of a coalition government in the state, consisting of the Indian National Congress, Praja Socialist Party and IUML. The government proved short lived. In the elections in Kerala in 1967 the party had entered a united front led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). The other members of the front were CPI, Revolutionary Socialist Party, Karshaka Thozhilali Party (Peasants and Workers Party), Kerala Socialist Party and Samyukta Socialist Party. Muslim League had two ministers in the state government of that front. In 1969 the party left the CPI(M)-led government and participated in the formation of a new government, led by Communist Party of India leader Achutha Menon as Chief Minister, together with CPI, RSP, KSP and Kerala Congress.

After the 1970 elections Achyutha Menon became elected Chief Minister for the second time. Members of the governing coalition were Indian National Congress, IUML, RSP and PSP. The Menon government lasted until the downfall of the Indira Gandhi regime in 1977 (no state elections were held in this period). In the chaos that followed the IUML leader C.H. Mohammed Koya held the post of Chief Minister in 1979.

Disintegration ahead of the 1980 elections

When two political fronts, United Democratic Front and Left Democratic Front, crystallized ahead of the 1980 elections two different sections of IUML landed up in opposite camps. A break-away faction, the All India Muslim League joined LDF and the Indian Union Muslim League joined UDF. The two groups reunited in 1985 under the name IUML and as members of UDF.

In 1987 IUML left UDF for a period.

Organizational structure

The party youth wing is called Muslim Youth League and their students wing is called Muslim Students Federation. The Party has a women's political wing too - it is called Muslim Women's League. In Kerala the party has a separate trade union organization, Swatantra Thozhilali Union (S.T.U., Independent Workers Union), and a peasants union, Swathanthra Karshaka Sangam (Independent Peasants Union), Lawyers Forum for Advocates and KMCC for expatriates of IUML supporters.

In Kerala the party had 4 ministers in the recent UDF government. Khader Mohideen is the national general Secretary of the party.[1] Apart from Kerala, the party also has some influence in Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu the party is a member of Democratic Progressive Alliance. In the Lok Sabha elections in 2004 the party won two Parliament seats, E. Ahamed from Kerala and K. M. Kader Mohideen from Tamil Nadu (elected as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Vellore). In Election in 2009, Mr. E. Ahamed( Malappuram) and Mr E.T Muhammad Basheer (Ponnani) won the seats and Mr E Ahamed became the Minister of State for External affairs.

After the death of Panakkad Sayeed Mohammedali Shihab Thangal on August 1, 2009, his brother Panakkad Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal was appointed as the President of the Kerala state committee of the party.^[3] Actually the driven force or the master mind behind the polical strength of kerala state muslim league is the general secretary of the party Pandi kadavath Kunjalikutty.

IUML In Tamilnadu

IUML Tamil Nadu state president prof. K.M.Kader Mohideen Ex.M.P.Also Gen.Secretary of All India.

In Power

Muslim League seats in Kerala assembly - 14 seats (1982), 15 (1987), 19 (1991), 13 (1996), 16 (2001), 7(2006), 20 (2011) ^[4]

Following are the Ministers from IUML in Kerala

P K Kunhalikutty (Industries, IT, Corporation, Municipality) Dr M K Muneer (social welfare, panchayat) V K Ebrahim Kunju (Public Works) P K Abdu Rabb (Education)

Party at the Central govt E Ahamed- Minister of state for External affairs and Human Resource development.

Other positions E.T Muhammed Basheer MP- Member of Central Waqaf board & Member of parlimentry committee for social justice

E. abdurahman (Member of parliament from tamil nadu) .

Official Television channel

Channel IBC (Independent Broadcasting Council)is a 24-hour Malayalam news channel by The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). The company is headquartered in Kozhikode. the channel would initially be available in the MPEG-4 format for cable television subscribers. In the second phase, it would be converted into a satellite channel for reaching Malayalis across the world.

The new channel would focus on the development of minority segments and the progress of society in general. It is the need of the hour to tap the scope of visual media in communicating the activities of a dynamic political party to the masses in a transparent way.The channel would always uphold and maintain the values and ethics of true journalism. The medium will give more attention to discussions, which can reflect the entity and culture of the Malabar region.The team behind the project: Kunji Khader (Vice Chairman), Muhammed Saifuddin(Managing Director),Rennu Kurivilla (General Manager),K.R Gopikrishnan (Executive Editor),Manoj.S (Distribution),Muneer(Technical).

MUSLIM YOUTH LEAGUE

It is the youth front of muslim league.It deals with issues related to the youth of india.Youth league is one of the influential part keral youth Kerala State President:KM Shaji MLA like as a lion

MUSLIM STUDENT FEDERATION

Kerala State Muslim Students Federation its is the student front of Indian union muslim league,it has been working for more than fifty years organising the Muslim Students on the lines of democratic, secular and progressive ideals. MSF has the unique role of moulding the students in the Islamic way of life and imbibing them with the leadership qualities and skills to face the challenges of changing times. MSF upholds the vision of late Qaide Millath Mohammed Ismail Sahib who master-minded the political movement of the minorities of India for their honourable existence. MSF prepares the students to carry on the mission of making a vibrant community to participate in the nation building activities. STATE PRESIDENT:PK.Firouz

References

1. ^ www.frontline.in
2. ^ www.frontline.in
3. ^ "Hyderali Shihab Thangal, chief of IUML in Kerala". The Hindu. 2009-08-15. http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/15/stories/2009081555430700.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-25. 
4. ^ . TwoCircles.net. 2011-05-13. http://twitter.com/#!/TCNLive/status/69008392437501952. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 

See Also

• Pakistan National Congress