Trimbak Mukundrao Kamble was an Indian politician and Ambedkarite activist. He was the leader of

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, a splinter faction of the

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. Kamble was from

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and a member of the

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. He was a popular Dalit leader. Kamble was in politics since the formation of the Indian

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. He was a leader of the

Namantar Andolan Namantar Andolan (English: Name Change Movement) was a Dalit and Navayana Buddhist movement to change the name of Marathwada University, in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, to ''Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University''. It achieved a measure of succ ...

(Name Change Movement) of

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and an active leader in the

. During 1990–96, he served as a legislator in the

. Kamble was the former president of the

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. He was an

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activist and a

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. He left the party after differences with senior leader Ramdas Athawale and formed the new party

Republican Party of India (Democratic) The Republican Party of India (Democratic) was a political party in India. The leader and party president of the party was T. M. Kamble. After T. M. Kamble's death, Nanda T. Kamble became the president of the party. The party was a splinter gr ...

, and became its president. He died at age of 67 in Vivekanand Hospital and Research Center Latur on 28 September 2013.

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