Tamil Nadu government honours IUML chief Kader Mohideen with ‘Distinguished Tamilian’ award
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government, led by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, has announced that Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) national president Professor K.M. Kader Mohideen will be conferred with the prestigious Thagaisal Thamizhar (Distinguished Tamilian) Award for the year 2025.
The award, which includes a cash prize of ₹10 lakh and a citation, will be presented to Mohideen during the state’s Independence Day celebrations on August 15.
An official release from the government stated that the decision was made following a meeting of the award selection committee chaired by the Chief Minister at the State Secretariat on Friday.
Born on January 5, 1940, in Thirunallar, Pudukottai district, Mohideen has been recognised for his lifelong commitment to social harmony and his extensive understanding of Indian politics. He served as a Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2009 and is also a noted author with several books to his credit.
Mohideen’s political journey began in 1956 when he joined the IUML as a student, inspired by the late Quaid-e-Millath Muhammed Ismail. Over the decades, he has held numerous key positions in the party, including student and youth wing organiser, secretary for educational and cultural affairs, organisational secretary, general secretary, and is currently both the Tamil Nadu State president and the national president of the IUML.
Praising the veteran leader, CM Stalin wrote in Tamil: “Our #DravidianModel government is proud to announce this year’s #தகைசால்\_தமிழர் award to Professor Kader Mohideen, a thinker who has dedicated himself to social harmony since the time of the venerable Quaid-e-Millath, the National President of the Indian Union Muslim League, and who has guided hundreds of students to graduation!”
The Thagaisal Thamizhar award has previously been conferred on prominent figures including CPM leader R. Sankaraiah (2022), centenarian CPI leader R. Nallakannu (2022), Dravidar Kazhagam president K. Veeramani (2023), and former TNCC president Kumari Ananthan (2024).
கண்ணியத் தென்றல் காயிதே மில்லத் அவர்களின் காலந்தொட்டே சமூக நல்லிணக்கத்துக்காகத் தம்மை அர்ப்பணித்துக் கொண்டு பணியாற்றி வரும் சிந்தனையாளர் - இந்திய யூனியன் முஸ்லீம் லீக் தேசிய தலைவர் - பல நூறு பட்டதாரிகளை உருவாக்கிய பேராசிரியர் காதர் மொகிதீன் ஐயா அவர்களுக்கு இந்த ஆண்டுக்கான… pic.twitter.com/dauc2IiHl5
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Women BJP MLAs protest against opposition in UP assembly premises
Lucknow (PTI): Women BJP MLAs held a protest in the Vidhan Bhawan complex before the one-day special session of Uttar Pradesh assembly, slamming the opposition for defeating the passage of a bill, which would have led to implementation of the Women's Reservation Law, in the Lok Sabha.
This followed another demonstration by Samajwadi Party MLAs, who alleged that the BJP was misleading public in the name of women's reservation.
The women BJP legislators assembled in front of Chaudhary Charan Singh's statue in the assembly premises, holding banners inscribed with the slogan "Insult to Matrushakti (women's power), India will not tolerate it". The protesting members entered the main hall of Vidhan Bhawan carrying the banners.
Participating in the protest, the state Minister for Women Welfare and Child Development, Baby Rani Maurya, told reporters that all opposition parties, including the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, had opposed the women's reservation, a stance for which they would have to pay a heavy political price.
"On this issue, all of us women stand united. We will ensure that we secure our reservation," she said.
BJP MLA Ketki Singh remarked that their protest represents the collective outrage of millions of women across the state.
Singh asserted that the opposition has betrayed women by creating hurdles in the path of women's reservation. The current demonstration is merely the beginning, and very soon, women from every street, intersection and household will join the protest movement, she said.
Minister Vijaylakshmi Gautam said, "We strongly condemn the despicable act committed by the Samajwadi Party and the Congress in an attempt to hold back 'half the population' (women). Their action was directed against the very bill that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had introduced to empower and strengthen Nari Shakti (women's power), and which he strived to pass expeditiously."
Uttar Pradesh assembly is holding a one-day special session on Thursday. During the session, the government is set to move a censure motion against the opposition parties over their failure to pass the Constitution Amendment Bill, which would have led to implementation of the Women's Reservation Act, in the Lok Sabha.
