India
India: Book on history, culture of Tamil Muslims released
Indian Union Muslim League President Professor K.M. Kader Mohideen and All India Islamic Foundation Secretary M.K. Mohammed Hasan Sahib released ‘Tamizhaga Muslimgalin Varalarum Panpadum,’ a book on the history and culture of Tamil Muslims, authored by A. Basher Ahamed.
The first copy was received by senior advocate M. Ajmal Khan.
Professor Kader Mohideen appreciated the author and said that the book was an important one which documented the history and culture of Muslims.
Speaking about the importance and significance of the Tamil language, he said Historian Dr. Vincent Smith had stated that Indian civilization started from the south (Tamil Nadu) and not north of India.