The Popular Front of India (PFI) is a confederation of Muslim organizations in India, including National Development Front, Manitha Neethi Pasarai and Karnataka Forum for Dignity etc.[1][2] The PFI has about 80,000 members and sympathizers all over the country[1] and works for the empowerment of minority and underprivileged groups in democratic India.[3] In its bid for empowerment, the organization spread amongst different sections of the society with wings in women, students and the Imams etc., and has consequently joined hands with the backward sections of the Indian society, mainly the Dalits and tribals.[4][5] It also works in cooperation with the National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations and other Human rights activists in bid to curb human rights violation in the nation.[6][7][8]
During its argument to disallow the organisation's Indian Independence day's commemoration program the "Freedom Parade" in 2012, the Government of Kerala informed the High Court that the activities of Popular Front are inimical to the safety of the country and is "nothing but a resurrection of the banned outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in another form".[9][10] The High Court rejected the Government's stand[which?] but upheld the ban imposed by the state Government.[11][12] In 2010 and later in April 2013, Kerala Police had unearthed country-made bombs, weapons and CDs and documents containing Taliban and Al-Queda propaganda from PFI activists.[13][14][15][16] The raids conducted were termed undemocratic and unconstitutional by the leaders of the Popular front.[17] As of 6 September 2010, as informed to the state high court by the Kerala government, no evidence has been found by the Police in its probe into the allegation of links to Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e Taiba (Let) or al-Qaeda.[18] The SIMI connection and other allegations have been refuted by the PFI, and remain to be proven.
| Popular Front of India | |
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| Abbreviation | PFI |
| Motto | Naya Karavan : Naya Hindustan |
| Formation | 22 November 2006 |
| Type | Voluntary and Non-profitOrganisation |
| Purpose/focus | A neo social movement for a new India of equal rights to all Indians |
| Headquarters |
Delhi (Head Quarters) G-66, 2nd Floor, Shaheen Bagh
Kalindikunj, Noida Road, New Delhi – 110025, Tel/ Fax – 011 29945003 |
| Region served | India |
| Official languages | Tamil, Urdu, Bengali, Hindi,Kannada, Konkani,Malayalam, Meitei, Telugu |
| Chairman of the Front | K.M. Shareef |
| Main organ | State Presidents |
