Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam presented ‘Manithaneya Virudhu’ awards on Tuesday to noted spiritual leader Bala Prajapati Adigalar, Human Rights activist Henry Tiphagne, noted educationist P.K. Shabbir Ahmed, journalist Veerapandian, environmental activist and chief coordinator of anti-Methane project movement T. Jayaraman, S. Ahmed Meeram, co-founder of Professional Couriers and K. Ansari, ST Courier founder.

The awards were presented to celebrate the TMMK stepping into its 31st year. Speaking at the event, TMMK founder M.H. Jawahirullah recounted TMMK’s service towards the society during the 2004 Tsunami, 2015 Chennai floods and most recently during the Covid-19 pandemic and the numerous blood donation camps.