Rally by Mopla Community Of The Andaman To Mark 100th Year Of Its Existence In A & N Islands

Port Blair, Mar 26 : The Mopla community of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is celebrating the 100th Year of its existence in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and to mark the occasion a rally from Port Blair’s Chatham Island to the Historic Cellular Jail of Port Blair will be organized by Mopla community on March 27, 2022.“The existence of Mopla community in Andaman and Nicobar Islands dates back to 1922 when members of the community involved in the Khilafat movement were sentenced and deported for Kalapani to these Islands. The first batch of Prisoners had arrived in the Islands on 6th March, 1922 and imprisoned in the Cellular Jail,” Abdul Siddique, General Secretary of Andaman Moplah Service Organization (AMSO) told UNI on Saturday.Siddique added that since then, more Mopla Prisoners were brought into the Islands.

Post-independence, the community settled in the Islands and the present community members constitute the third and fourth generation descendants.He said that during the British era the deplorable living conditions and the severity of the punishment meted out by the Britishers had made life miserable for Mopla Prisoners. The occupation of Andaman by the Japanese in 1942 worsened things for the community.The Andaman Mopla Service Organization working towards the socio-economic development of its members is a non-political, cultural organization and has decided to observe the 100th year of existence by paying rich tributes to its ancestors and conducting befitting events.Earlier on 06 March, the 100th Year Celebration LOGO was also officially released by the Executive Committee of Andaman Mopla Service Organization in Andaman.In the ensuing one year, a series of programmes and activities have been planned to be conducted throughout for wider sensitization and mobilization of the community by AMSO.