Tamil Muslim
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Tamil Muslims are Tamils who practise Islam. The community is 10 million in India, primarily in the state of Tamil Nadu where 90% of the Muslim community identified themselves as Tamil Muslims. In Tam
Rowthers of Madras Presidency in 1830
A typical minaret of a mosque in Tamil Nadu as seen here of Erwadi in Ramanathapuram District
Tamil Bell with its inscription and translation
Henna on a saree-clad bride's hands, Tamil Nadu, India.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace engineer and science administrator. He served as president of India from 2002 to 2007.
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…first rupee millionaire. His son Seethakaathi, an altruist. B. S. Abdur Rahman was the first rupee billionaire Marakkayar. The 11th president of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was also born in Marakkayar fisherman family. Similar to the Jewish Levite, the Labbay sect mainly engages in religious scholarship and avoids…
Official portrait, c. 2002
Kalam's birthplace in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
Kalam greeting then prime minister Vajpayee on 25 December 2003
Kalam with prime minister designate Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on 19 May 2004