TMA was started with 15 members and Mr.Sacharia Joseph as President, Mr.P.I.Jose as the Secretary, Mr.K.P.Bhasheer Haji as the Joint Secretary, and Mr.Jimmy Iype Tholathu as the Treasurer were elected during the first meeting.
The association got registered as a Charitable Trust with all due legalities on May 15, 1999. This registration is renewed on a yearly basis.