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- Recently, as many as 100 people linked to the Popular Front of India have been arrested following searches by the National Investigation Agency in connection with anti-terror activities.
What is the Popular Front of India?
- The PFI was created in 2007 through the merger of three Muslim organisations in southern India:
- The National Democratic Front in Kerala
- The Karnataka Forum for Dignity
- The Manitha Neethi Pasarai in Tamil Nadu.
- The formation of the PFI was formally announced at a rally in Bengaluru during what was called the “Empower India Conference” in 2007.
- It emerged in the aftermath of the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).
- It has projected itself as an organisation that fights for the rights of minorities, Dalits, and marginalised communities.
PFI’s Footprint
- The PFI has had the most visible presence in Kerala, where it has been repeatedly accused of murder, rioting, intimidation, and having links with terrorist organisations.
- The PFI/SDPI has influence mainly in regions with large Muslim populations.
National Investigation Agency (NIA)
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Source: IE
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