About IUML
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Indian union Muslim League was formed with an
object of achieving the constitutional rights of Muslims, other
backward and minority people of India. Muslim League has been
standing always for democracy and the integrity of the nation and its
all round development and the League's motto is secularism and communal
harmony. League could uphold the sacredness of diversity of Indian
life besides fighting for the existence and rights of the Muslim
minority. This mission is responsible for making the League occupied a
high position in the democratic system of the country. Indian Union
Muslim League is the largest forum for the Muslims to achieve their
rights through democratic means. Muslim League's history is nothing but
the story of this mission. It was possible for the Muslim League to
voice and become forerunners of the rights of the minorities with the
help of the secular principle and support of the other communities.
From the very beginning the Muslim League has been working by holding
the flag of secularism, communal harmony peace and political wisdom in
the Indian democratic process. The acceptance that Muslim League has
received in Kerala politics vouches for this democratic character and
fight for minority rights.
| History of IUML |
| FORMATION OF THE PARTY |
| Indian Union Muslim
League came in to being on 10 th March 1948 at a national Muslim
leaders convention at Rajaji Hall Chennai. Quaide Millath Mohamed
Ismail Sahib and K.T.M Ahamed Ibrahim were the first President and
General Secretary respectively. Having a political party for Muslims
and other weaker sections with the nomenclature of Muslim League was
very risky at that time. And the leaders like Ismail Sahib and K.M.
Seethi Sahib from Kerala took every pain to organise the party braving
heavy odds. |
| COURSE OF GROWTH |
The Indian Union
Muslim League has been working for the consolidation of Muslims and
other weaker sections of the society to make them worthy citizens of
India and there by contributing to the national life. It represents the
main stream Muslims and other downtrodden communities by actively
taking part in politics it shunts the isolatory tendencies and
fissiparous trends. The national credentials of IUML are obvious. Its
activities are transparent and honest.
Muslim League was formed at Rajaji Hall at Chennai
in an atmosphere of agony and ecstasy. India witnessed the greatest
fight for freedom against the imperialist forces and was also
undergoing the agonizing experience of blood shed in the context of
division of India. The historic mission of the League was to uphold the
flag of firmness in its object and compassion in the midst of a social
atmosphere charged with pain and rivalry. In this background of
de-colonization Muslim League undertook the task of defending the
minority identity and at the same time upholding Indian Nationalist
ethos.
When Muslim League was formed there were numerous problems and
difficulties. Muslim League was branded as a political movement that
led the people to the tragedy of shedding blood. Popular national
dailies shouted out that the League should be dispersed. Even a few All
India Muslim League leaders called conventions with this intention.
When Maulana Azad called such a convention in Delhi, Sahed Hussain
Suhravardi, the Prime Minister of Bengal at Calcutta, A.K. Hasfiska a
leader of Bombay Muslim League dispersed the Muslim League there and
formed another party; but even the secular name of the party did not
help him. Soon he and his friends dispersed their party and joined
Congress. In Madras Province I.M Anwar and S.S.M. Majeed who were
Muslim League MLAs left the League and joined Congress. Even leaders,
who proposed that League should continue to work for the people, also
left the League.
Some withdrew from politics itself, for instance Hasrad Mohani, who was
a great freedom fighter and active participant in the formation
conference of the Muslim League was the one who, even before Mahathma
Gandhi demanded freedom, moved the resolution for complete freedom for
India in the Ahamedabad Congress in 1922, withdrew completely from
political field. Elder leaders of North India like Chaudari Kalikh-u-
Zaman went to Pakistan. Among them there was Sathar Sait Shaib, a
founder leader of the Malabar League.
It is surprising to see that some leading Muslim
establishments that had been patronized by Muslim League leaders tried
to show that they had no relationship with the League. In general the
rich the landed gentry and local chieftains were washing off their
hands from League. Congress said that Muslims should join in the
mainstream of Indian life. Communists wanted them to join with a
secular party. Hindu Maha Sabha said that Muslims should leave India;
some commented that communalism and speaking about minority majority
differences were un-Islamic. Just think of those times. It is really a
sad fact that we did not have even historical documents to learn what
severe experiences that Quaide Millath and his colleagues had during
that time. League faced at that time challenges unparalleled in
history. League outlived severe and unequal opposites. Today we bow in
respect before the vision and sacrifice of Quaide Millath who stood as a
great mountain with strength pride and honor. Quaide Millath bade
farewell with the satisfaction of the success of his mission that in
the midst of challenges of opposition and may other crises he was able
to protect and bring up the Muslim League into a great movement. During
his time there were five Lok Sabha members and four Rajya Sabha
members. In the legislatures of Assam, Bengal, Karnataka, Tamilnadu,
Maharastra, Uther Pradesh, Delhi and Kerala there were representatives
of the League. At least for a short period League was able to
participate in the administration of Bengal. League offered stability
of government in Kerala a number of times. Muslim League got an
opportunity to occupy the position of even chief minister.
Muslim League is a small organization compared to
other parties. There are only two members in the present Lok Sabha. Yet
Muslim League’s opinions regarding national problems have always been
noted. Even Nehru expected eagerly to hear League’s views. In the first
general election after India became independent no party got majority
in the Madras Province. In such a circumstance League helped to
establish a democratic government. Rajaji who was free India’s first
Governor General was thus made the Chief Minister of Madras. In the same
way League also supported Kamaraj Nadar, the strongest leader of
Tamilnadu. League had a strong role in creating a democratic government
under the Chiefministership of Achutha Menon.
Muslim League played an admirable role in bringing
about social changes through Land Reforms, Laws regarding farmers and
also in unifying democratic forces and there by strengthening a system
of democratic Government in Kerala. It took a firm stand against
terrorist forces. Whenever secularism and democracy have been
threatened League stood as a source of strength to democratic forces.
Many secular political parties did not heed the warning given by the
League against fascist communalism. When Mrs. Indira Gandhi went along
with progressive programs like stopping of Privy Purse, bank
nationalization, free legal aid etc to bring about desirable social
changes, League offered its full support to her. If League had not
supported V.V. Giri, the Presidential candidate of Mrs. Indira Gandhi,
Indian politics would have been in the hands of rightist conservative
forces even 30 years ago. Those who later began to flatter Indira
Gandhi and those who even now do that in the Congress were on the
rightist group when Muslim League and Quaide Millath wholeheartedly
supported Mrs. Indira Gandhi. No one could repudiate this political
fact. Any modern political doctrine would declare it right to protect
the interest of the minorities. Even the Human Rights Charter of the
United Nations does this. Muslim League came into existence with this
ideology. Never was it communal or partisan. Muslim League fought for
protecting secular linguistic cultural and individual rights of the
minorities. Muslim League was on the forefront in the constitutional
fight for protecting the Muslim personal law and the minority identity
of the Aligargh, Jamianmilya and propagation of Urdu language etc of
the minority community. League was fighting laws and legal procedures
of preventive detention MISA, TADA Press Law, which take away the human
rights of the individuals. In the Constituent Assembly, Lok Sabha and
in State Legislatures Muslim League fought for the rights for the
minorities, which are exciting chapters in the history of the League.
Even the Parties’ rivals had to acknowledge and admire in the League’s
share in upholding religious harmony and tolerance. It was K.G. Marar
who described C.H. Mohammed Koya’s Ministry as the symbol of the unity
of Christian, Hindu and Muslim. When Quaide Millath passed away the
Prime Minister Mrs.Indira Gandhi described his death as a great loss of
one who stood for religious harmony and patriotism.
League has ever been standing against corruption and
cultural degradation. The leaders of the Muslim League have always
displayed pure personalities without even a dark spot of corruption or
scandal. In 1980 Muslim League was in the opposition. When Congress (I)
Kerala Congress (M), CPI, Congress (A) AIML, Janata Party, R.S.P,
K.T.P etc were in the ruling front the state secretary of CPI(M) V.S.
Achudhananthan openly made his statement inviting Muslim League and its
leader C.H. Mohammed Koya to Left Democratic Union. In 1969 from the
seven party United Front when CPI, R.S.P and League separated League
alone was invited by the CPM. When there was corruption charge against
T.V. Thomas, M.N. Govindan Nair, P.R. Kurup, P.K. Kunju and B.
Wellington CPM did not make a single charge against League ministers
like CH and Naha. The League under the leadership of Bafakqui Thangal,
Pookoya Thangal and C.H. Mohammed Koya made their active presence and
enriching Indian politics and Kerala politics by their social
commitment, ideological awareness and compassion for the people. There
are plenty of such examples. It was E.M.S Nampoodhirippad, who
described Muslim League as a democratic force fighting for the rights
of the poor and underprivileged among the Muslims. Even E.M.S
acknowledged social commitment of the leader ship of the Muslim League.
He even wrote that communist party has failed in defeating the
political strategies of C.H and Kurikkal. The leaders of the Muslim
League like Ismail Sahib, Seethi Sahib, Poker Sahib, Bafakqui Thangal
etc stood shoulder to shoulder with great leaders of other political
parties. Panakkad Pookoya Thangal, Hassankutty Kurikkal etc led League
to make it a people’s movement. They faced the lure of the power and
challenges bravely. They did not want to achieve anything for
themselves. It was with no selfish motive that they upheld the green
flag. They always sought the throne of people’s heart without caring
for any material luxurious life. They would be born again in our hearts
for marching on to the future and guiding the posterity with their
glorious personality.
There was a brave man, a man who defied disease and
death. He was M.K. Haji. He did everything with his own hand from
looking after the sick to the burial. When the mass death came to an
end he could see numerous dry orphan eyes. M K Haji who had been
brought up as an orphan had an idea to start an orphanage. Thus was
born Yatheem Khana at Thirurangadi in 1948, through this he was doing
the groundwork for a great social change in Malabar. He loved orphans
like his own children. In addition to Yatheem Khana, Oriental High
School, Seethi Sahib Teachers Training Institute, Poker Sahib Memorial
village, K.M. Moulavi Memorial Arabic Collage Etc, established by
Sou-Da-Bad have became great institutions and pride of Kerala.
Panakkad Pookoya Thangal (1917-1975) was like the
moonlight that lighted the path of the spiritual renaissance of Kerala
Muslims. That life was the symbol of honesty that glowed like a silver
lining among the dark clouds and was as beautiful as a lyric. He was
ever an inspiration to persons who occupy positions of leadership. It
was his captaincy that made it possible to open the shut -doors before
the ordinary men and bring the Muslim League among the poor millions.
He was like a great mountain amidst the meandering ways of instability.
He had the strength of steel and at the same time possessed the
softness of tender coconut. He was a mediator who could with a smile
discuss the severe problems of politics and solve them, which otherwise
would have ended in blood shed. His pure heart and smiling face could
never be removed from our history. How many movements and how many
persons he had with his hand nurtured? How many Madrassas and Masjids
had he laid foundations?
1948 was a turning point in our history. There was
police action in Hyderabad. People loyal to Muslim League were hunted
down. The cowards were running to the news paper offices with their
resignation letters. In spite of threatening as well as temptations
Pookoya Thangal did not move. Though he had not harmed even a fly he
was put behind bars. His political consciousness was strong enough to
withstand the imprisonment. He was always on the surface of the ocean
of people and one who swam along with them. He was like a light of the
culture he represented.
The first general election in free India took place
in 1952. In that election Muslim League secured five seats in the
Malabar district, which was part of Madras Province at that time.
Simultaneously a League member was elected to Lok Sabha also. In fact
the real fight in the election was between the Congress and Left Front.
The election results presented a hung Assembly. No party could muster
enough majorities. In this situation the Congress leader C.
Rajagopalachari sought the help of Muslim League. Accordingly League
came forward to support Congress and a Congress government headed by
Rajagopalachari came into existence. If League had not taken such a
decision, it would not have been possible for the Congress to form a
government. Those who want to have evidence for the secular outlook of
the League this would be more than sufficient, if not they would be
searching in the darkness by shutting their eyes.
In almost all elections after 1952 Muslim League had
one seat and shared power in a few States, particularly in Kerala. Thus
the party that was branded untouchable became a ruling party and a
leader of it became Chief Minister.
In the past as well as present the motto of the
Muslim League are national welfare, communal harmony and protection of
minorities. When some isolated personalities provoked people to tear
away the constitution, defy the authority of the Court and urged them
to rise in rebellion, the matured and unselfish leaders of Muslim
League appealed to the people to defend the nation and to follow the
path of peace. League has been successful in bringing the people to a
disciplined way and to show them the proper direction. In national
politics also League played a very significant rule. League offered its
unconditional support to significant policy decisions like Bank
nationalization. In its field of activity League has been very firm in
upholding the slogans of Land Reforms, Panchayat Raj and National
Welfare. League was in the fore front in supporting all progressive
programs and policies like Land Reforms, Panchayat Raj Bill,University
Bill, Free Legal Aid, Nationalisation of Banks, Forest Gratuity Bill
and Farm workers Bill etc. those who allege communalism to Muslim
League should think that if League were communalistic how could it
support such measures.
The historic mission that League undertook was to
protect the interest of Muslims who were important minority in India and
also that of other minorities. For translating its idea into action
and achieving its objectives what League did was to organize
politically. In a democratic system organizing politically and trying
to protect one’s right through peaceful means are the basic tenants of
modern Political Science. League activities have been based on those
principles that are why the Captains of League’s ship were able to lead
it in spite of dark clouds and tempests of adverse circumstances.
Muslim League’s sphere of activity is one of vision
and peace even at the face of severe crisis and fearful circumstances
League was never ready to give up its identity. When fascist communal
forces destroyed Babari Masjid Muslim League adapted a policy of
matured wisdom and peace. This is only one of the many examples. Such
circumstances point out the fact that to keep the identity and protect
the interest of minority like Muslims there is a need for an
organization. It was only because sincere policies translated through
selfless dedication that the Muslim League was able to hold its head
above. Even the members of the majority community will accept this; it
is only a small group of extremists among them who create trouble. The
leadership of Panakkad syed Muhamed Ali Shihab Thangal gives the party
the solace and hope. The captains of the Indian Union Muslim League are
following only the path laid by great leaders like Ismail Sahib,
Seethi Sahib, Bafakqui Thangal and C.H. Mohammad Koya.
Aug 1, 2009 was a dark day in the history of IUML. On this day
Panakkad syed Muhamed Ali Shihab Thangal left all of us. A news that
IUML's followers and others found difficult to accept. He was taken over
by Hyder Ali Shihab Thangal. Party is now gearing up for the Panchayath
and Assembly elections under the able leadership of Hyder Ali Shihab
Thangal. |
| IMPORTANT LANDMARKS |
IUML had to take its
growth from the mass base it had in the southern states of India
particularly Kerala and Tamilnadu. The saga of growth was momentous
thanks to its prominent leaders, local opinion makers and ordinary
people. It could virtually identify with the muslim masses and other
backward classes and it became the political wing of the community.
The bi-elections in Ramanad and Manjeri of erstwhile
Madras Province in 1950 was a morale booster to IUML. From Mmanjeri
M.P.M Hassankutty Kurikkal was elected securing 7754 votes, against
Congress candidate Palat Kunhikoya's 214 votes. This marked a second
coming for the party and has since never looked back. From 1952 five
Muslim League candidates from Malabar were elected to the Madrass
Assembly. it is an irony of fate that the Congress which showed the
audacity to brand Muslim League as a communal outfit, would never have
come to power in Madras without the crucial support of the five League
members elected from Malabar. These developments underlined the party's
relevance in National politics.
Ever since the reorganisation of the erstwhile
princely states of Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi as well as the Malabar
districts of Madras to form the state of Kerala the Muslim League has
been conspicuously showing its presence in the Parliament as well as
State Legislature. B. Pokker Sahib had already been returned to the
first Indian Parliament in 1952 from the Malappuram Constituency while
Seethi Sahib, Uppi Sahib, Chakkeri Ahamed Kutty, Muhamed Shafi and M.
Chadayan were from Malappuram (general) ,Tirur, Kottakkal,
Perinthalmanna and Malappuram (reserve) respectively.
The concept of political alliances was experimented
for the first time in India in the 1957 elections to the Kerala
Assebbly. The electoral understanding entered into by Dr. K.B. Menon of
the P.S.P and Seethi Sahib of Muslim League was landmark in the
political history of Kerala. It was a clear manifestation of promoting
communal harmony amongst the secular minded sections of the electorate
while the community still retaining its identity. The concept
envisaged in Quaide Millath's vision was becoming a reality.
In the meanwhile the communist government of E.M.S
Namboodiripad was becoming widely unpopular mainly due to the regressive
measures resorted to for suppressing political opposition under the
pretext of single party rule.There was steady deterioration in law and
order situation leading to a liberation struggle in state. The Central
Government had to invoke article 356 of the Constitution to dissolve
the Government and bring the situation under control. The congress,
P.S.P and the Muslim League who were in the for front of the liberation
struggle allied
themselves and contested the election in 1960 as a coalition. Muslim
League, branded as communal by the Congress earlier, won 11 out of the
12 seats it contested. It was a monumental event in Kerala politics and
the history of the Muslim League. The three – party coalition came to
power and Seethi Sahib was elected as Speaker of them Assembly.
Seethi Sahib was acclaimed by the National
Leadership as the one who gave a semblance of dignity to the seat of
Assembly Speaker. Seethi Sahib however passed away in 1961 and C.H.
Mohammed Koya was elected at the age of 33 as the youngest ever Speaker
in any State Legislature in India. The vacancy arising from Seetie
Sahib’s demise was filled by Mohasin Bin Ahammed who was returned from
Kuttippuram Constituency. In the 1962 Parliamentary elections Quaide
Millath and C.H. Mohammed Koya were elected to the House from Manjeri
and Kozhikkode respectively. It needed a great deal of effort and
persuation from the cadres to make Quaide Millath agree to contest the
election from another terms since he was holding the view that his
candidature would be mistaken for self interest and perpetuation of his
leadership in the party. It was the altitude that made him to be
considered as belonging to a species of genuine political leaders the
country ever seen. Koya Sahib was also relinquishing the Speakership
due to difference with the Congress and deciding to expend his enormous
resourcefulness for the benefit of the common people. At a time when
no single party in the state dared to face election on its own it was
the privilege of the Muslim League to do so and win both the Parliament
seats.
In 1965 Muslim League contested the election without
alliance and no party was able to secure the majority required to form
government. The Assembly had to be dissolved without a single session
in sitting
Once again in 1967 Muslim League went to the elections as the major
constituent of a political Front comprising the C.P.M, Muslim League,
PSP, KTP, and the KSP. The Results enabled E.M.S Namboodiripad, who had
blamed Muslim League for its communal stands, to form a government in
which Muslim League was represented by C.H. Mohammed Koya as Education
Minister and M.P.M Ahamed Kurikkal as Local Bodies Minister . Jaffer
Khan from Mattanchery was designated Deputy Speaker.
The prophecies of the prophets of doom had once
again been belied. Now that they were seated in the realm of power both
leaders Mohammed Koya and Kurikkal unleashed a vehement campaign for
the eradication of economic and educational backwardness among the down
trodden people of Malabar in particular and Kerala in general. The
formation of Malappuram district comprising the backward areas of Ernad
and Valluvanad was a dream cherished by Ahammed Kurikkal for a long
time and he strived for it till his death, which occurred on the 24 th
of October 1968 Avukhader kutty Naha assumed Office as Local Bodies
Minister on the 24 th of October 1968. The Malappuram district was
officially formed on the 16 th of June 1968. the role of Muslim League
in the formation of district in the face of vehement opposition from
forces all over India is now part of history. Formation of the district
provided a boost to education in the area on both lower and higher
levels. Representation of backward classes in the services rose to an
all-time high. Living conditions improved substantially while education
became accessible even to the poorest of the poor. The vision
cherished by the great leaders of the past was becoming a reality.
The E.M.S Ministry soon came to an end due to the corrupt practices
alleged on the CPM by the coalition partners and the subsequent
resignation of Muslim League and the CPI from the ministry.
Thus when the state was under the spell of political
uncertainty and Presidential rule was the order of the day Kerala kept
its hopes alive on Syed Abdurahiman Bafaqui Thangal. Thangal called
upon C.Achutha Menon, who was then in Delhi as Member of the Rajya
Sabha, to take over the reigns of power in Kerala as Chief Minister.
Thus the Acutha Menon ministry assumed power on the 1 st of November
1969 heralding a new political experiment in India. C.H Mohammed Koya
became the first Home Minister in India, who belonged to the minority
community. Praises powered on him from all over India for the manner he
contained Naxalite violence in the state.
In the interim election conducted on the 17 th of
September 1970 the United Front emerged victorious with substantial
majority of seats. Twelve seats won by Muslim League. C.H. Mohamed Koya
and Avukhader Kutty Naha continued to be ministers in the new ministry
while K. Moideenkutty alias Bava Haji was elected as Speaker of the
Assembly. Around this time V.V. Giri contested for Presidential and won
by a slender margin of votes. Giri expressed his gratitude to Quaide
Millath for the crucial support given by the Muslim League. In the 1971
elections to Parliament Quaide Millath won the Manjeri seat with
massive margin with more than one lakh votes.
Quaide Millath passed away on the 4th of April 1972.
He shall be remembered in history as a great leader who instilled a
feeling of security large sections of people who were destined to live
like refugees in their own motherland.
Syed Abdurahiman Bafaqui Thangal assumed the Leadership of the party as
its President. C.H. Mohamed Koya won the Manjeri seat in the bi-
election in 1973. It was at the time when the election campaign was
coming to an end that Bafaqui Thangal passed away in Saudi Arabia on the
19 th of January 1973. The Thangal was the first leader from the
Malabar to lead the party at the National level and the main architect
of the coalition politics in Kerala. He dedicated his life and work for
the cause of the party and community to the end.
P.M.S.A Pookoya Thangal was then elected President
on 23 rd of February 1973. Subsequent to C.H. Mohamed Koya’s election to
the Parliament Chakeeri Ahamed Kutty was appointed as Education
Minister. P.M.S.A Thangal died on 6 th of July 1975. The Thangal was
the leader of the community at the grass root level and the first major
leader of the party from Ernad who wielded overwhelming influence in
the religio-political scenario of the state during his brief stint as
the president.
Pookoya Thangal was followed by his son Syed Muhammed Ali Shihab
Thangal, who continues to be the President of the party till now with
the whole hearted consent of the cadres.
The dark days of emergency was came to an end in
1977 and elections were declared to be held on the 23 rd of March on the
same year. The seven year long rule by C. Achuthamenon Ministry from
1970 to ’77 reminds as an unbroken record in Kerala history. It is also
by for the best ever governance by any alliance Kerala has ever seen.
The atrocities and the high handedness meted out by the beaurocracy
during the emergency gave a landslide defeat to the Congress in the
country with the exception of Kerala where the United Front won 110
Assembly seats and 20 of the Parliament seats. Sulaiman sait was
returned from the Manjeri seat and G.M. Banathwalla from Ponnani.
Thirteen of the Assembly seats were won by Muslim League.
The Karunakaran-led ministry was sworn in on the 23
rd of March 1977. The Muslim League was represented by C.H. Mohamed
Koya, Avukhaderkutty Naha and Chakkeeri Ahamed Kutty as Education
Minister ,Local Bodies Minister and Assembly Speaker respectively. In
the wake of the controversy arising from the death of R.E.C student
Rajan in police custody during emergency, Chief Minister Karunakarn
resigned and A.K. Antony took over as Chief Minister. Antony also
resigned due to the emerging political compulsions. P.K. Vasudevan Nair ,
leader of the second largest constituent in the Front , assumed power
as Chief Minister on the 23 rd of October 1979. He also resigned
following the controversy on Bill relating to the gift rights on
properties.
The 12 th of October 1979 was a landmark in the
history of Muslim League. It was on that fateful Friday C. H. Mohamed
Koya was sworn as a first Muslim Chief Minister of the state. It was
also an irony of fate that national politics had to be a silent witness
to the political developments in Kerala. Heading for the leader of a
party branded as a communal outfit in the country being installed as
Chief Minister. It was a development which became inevitable on account
of the nature of political crisis in the state. The land reforms
(amendment) Bill was introduced in the Assembly by the Government. True
to their nature the shanks in the opposition did use every weapon at
their disposal to defeat the Bill. In the end the Chief Minister
advised the Governor to dissolve the Assembly and for holding fresh
elections. The Governor dissolved the Assembly on 30 th November 1979 ,
frustrating the crude designs of the opposition to form a Government of
its own. C.H. resigned on the first of December 1980. in the
election held in January 1980 the Left Front gain majority in the
Assembly and E.K. Nayanar or C.P.M formed the Ministry. However two
Muslim League members returned to the Parliament and fourteen to the
Assembly. Soon after coming to power the Democratic Front as it was
named restored to the anti minority measures which came under organised
protest from Muslim community. This included picketing of District
Collectorates throught the state demanding withdrawal of the draconian
laws targeted against Arabic language in education institutions .
Three young protestors Majeed, Rahman and Kunhippa lost lives in the
police firing at Malappuram collectorate. In the wake of widespread
public resentment the coalition partners withdraw support to the L.D.F
and the Nayanar Government fell before completing a two year term in
Office. Subsequently on the 28 th of December 1981 an interim ministry
came in to being with K. Karunakaran as Chief Minister and C.H. Mohamed
Koya as Deputy Chief Minister. Interim elections were then conducted
on 19 th May 1982 and fourteen Muslim League members were returned to
Assembly while K. Karunakaran and C.H Mohamed Koya continued to be the
Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister in the newly formed ministry
as well E. Ahamed and U.A. Beeran were also inducted in to the
Ministry and Hamsakunhu made Deputy Speaker.
On the fateful day of 28 th September 1983 C.H.
Mohamed Koya died at Osmania Hospital in Hyderabad. Millions of his
followers heard the news with shock and disbelief. Among the galaxy of
political personalities in Kerala C.H. Mohammed Koya was a star that
shown over the horizon dispelling the darkness that spread over the
society by a tragic turn of history. The juxtaposition of genuine humor
and serious political thought was the hallmark of his speeches in the
Legislature as well as in the public. To listen to him over a public
address system was an insatiable experience from the audience
irrespective of political affiliations.
Avukhadar Kutty Naha was designated as Deputy Chief
Minister in the vacancy created by the death of C.H. Mohammed Kya.
Korambayil Ahamed Haji was elected as Deputy Speaker following the
resignation of Hamzakunhu. With the merger of the erstwhile A.I.M.L
with the IUML The strength of the party in the Assembly came to 18
seats.
Indira Gandhi was assassinated on the 31 st of October 1984 and Muslim
League once again showed its grit and mettle by retaining both the
seats.
Sixteen party members were elected to the Assembly
in 1987 when E.K. Nayanar found a government of the L.D.F. Avukhadar
Kutty Naha died on the 11 th August 1988. Sulaiman Sait and G.M.
Banathwalla were returned to the Parliament in 1989 election.
In the wake of LDF gains the elections to the District Council Nayanar
made a crucial mistake of dissolving the Assembly a year before
completion of the full term. Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated at Sree
Perumbuthhoor in Tamilnadu during this election campaign. In the
election that followed E.Ahamed was returned to Parliament from Manjeri
and Sulaiman Sait from Ponnani while another 19 IUML members were
returned to the Kerala Assembly.
In the ministry subsequently formed by Karunakaran
Muslim league was represented by P.K. Kunhalikkutty , E.T. Mohamed
Basheer, P.K.K Bava and C.T. Ahamed Ali. Seethi Haji was appointed
Chief Whip. When Seethi Haji died on 5 th of December 1991 K.P.A Majeed
became Chief Whip. The resolution introduced by Muslim League to
protest the demolition of Babari Masjid and reject the Ayodhya package
of the Centre was unanimously passed by the House. There were no
similar developments in the other states. The muslim League was able to
consolidate Muslim opinion on various issue throughout the country,
including those related to Ayodhya debacle.
It was however really unfortunate that Ibrahim
Sulaiman Sait, who adorned the Presidency of the party for two decades
happened to fall under the spell of certain power circles and attempted
to form a party to replace Indian Union Muslim League. His effort
ended up as a big joke in the Party's history. Sait's efforts also
highlighted the manifestation of organised extremism in one of its
several shapes and shades.
The legislation for bringing administrative power down to the
villages represented by the popular concept of Grama Swaraj enabled the
party to achieve substantial gains in three-tier Panchayath election
held in 1995. Karunakaran's estrangement in the political scenario of
the state and A.K. Antony's elevation as Chief Minister are events that
should be read together with the Muslim League policy in the state.
In 1996 G.M. Banath Walla and E. Ahamed were elected to Lok Sabha
and 13 members to Kerala Assembly. UDF was voted out and IUML as a
creative opposition played its role well.
In 2001 the LDF was voted out turning the events
in favour of UDF with a huge margin of 100 seats in 140 seat
Assembly. A K Antony became the Chief Minister. IUML has four members in
Cabinet. P K Kunhali Kutty (Industries, Social Welfare and IT),
Nalakath Soopy (Education), Cherkalam Abdulla (Local Self Government
Department) and Dr. M K Muneer (Public Works) were the League
ministers. The portfolios assigned to them speak volumes the importance
and say the IUML obtained in Kerala politics. |
Central Ministers |
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