T. M. Kamble

Trimbak Mukundrao Kamble, known as T. M. Kamble, was an Indian politician and Ambedkarite activist. He was the leader of Republican Party Of India (Democratic), a splinter faction of the Republican Party of India. Kamble was from Maharashtra and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. He was a popular Dalit leader.[1][2]

Kamble was in politics since the formation of the Indian Dalit Panthers. He was a leader of the Namantar Andolan (Name Change Movement) of Marathwada University and an active leader in the Dalit Panthers. During 1990–96, he served as a legislator in the Maharashtra Legislative Council. Kamble was the former president of the Republican Party of India (A). He was an Ambedkarite activist and a Buddhist. He left the party after differences with senior leader Ramdas Athawale and formed the new party Republican Party of India (Democratic), and became its president.[3][4][5][6][7]

He died at age of 67 in Vivekanand Hospital and Research Center Latur on 28 September 2013.[8]

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2. Kuber, Girish (1 December 2006). "Dalit fury: Blame it on failed leaders". Economic Times. TNN. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
3. https://www.bhaskar.com/news/MH-PUN-rpi-leader-tm-kamble-dead-4388579-NOR.html
4. https://www.loksatta.com/vruthanta-news/former-mla-t-m-kamble-died-209387/
5. http://www.prahaar.in/new/tag/%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B3%E0%A5%87/
6. https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/MAH-MAR-ex-mla-tm-kambale-is-no-more-rip-4388476-NOR.html
7. https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/news/MAH-MAR-ex-mla-t-4388074-NOR.html
8. "RPI leader T M Kamble dies". The Indian Express. 1 December 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2013.