Popular Front of India: From social outfit to the verge of being banned
India Today
According to sources in the know of the matter, the Central government is planning to ban the Popular Front of India.
The Popular Front of India (PFI) that came into existence as a non-profit organisation with an aim to fight for the rights of minorities, Dalits, and marginalised communities is now on the verge of getting banned for allegedly indulging in actions detrimental to the overall national security.
In the ‘largest-ever’ investigation, the crackdown on PFI on Thursday across India debunks the outfit’s claims of being a neo-social movement committed to empowering people to ensure justice, freedom, and security.
According to sources, the central government is now considering banning the outfit.
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The PFI was formed in 2007 through the merger of three Muslim organisations. The National Democratic Front in Kerala, Karnataka Forum for Dignity in Karnataka, and the Manitha Neethi Pasarai in Tamil Nadu got merged in 2007 into PFI. The decision to merge the three outfits took place in November 2006 at Kozhikode in Kerala.
On February 16, 2007, PFI organised a three-day “Empower India Conference” in Bangalore to discuss and conduct awareness sessions on the need for empowerment for independence, freedom and justice for common people.
Over the years, PFI grew in numbers and spread across the country. Currently, the PFI has offices across 22 states and union territories. OMA Salam, the chairman of the outfit, had claimed that there are around 4 lakh cadres across the country.
