A hardliner viewTNTJ claims to be the largest Muslim group in Tamil Nadu with membership exceeding a million. One of the biggest victories that TNTJ claims is the weaning away of Tamil Muslims from dargahs. TNTJ also takes pride in the increasing number of Muslim women opting for the burqa in Tamil Nadu. According to Quaiser, Tamil Nadu Muslims have traditionally been deeply rooted in syncretic socio-cultural ethos and the state has largely been free from radical Muslim politics. Although they have nothing culturally common with North Indian Muslims, the Tamil Muslims are trying to forge a certain unity in this context.

Source: Hindustan Times May 16, 2019 01:42 UTC