Kozhikode: In a bizarre demand that goes against the interest of the nation, Samastha Kerala Jam-Iyyathul Ulema, the principal Sunni body in Kerala, has
M.T. Abdulla Musaliyar, the most influential Islamic scholar in the Indian state of Kerala and leader of Samastha Kerala Jem'iyyathul Ulema ("All Kerala Organization of Islamic Scholars," SKJU), reprimanded in May 2022 the organizers of an event at a madrassa for allowing a 10th-grade girl to come on stage to receive an award for scoring the highest marks in her class.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday slammed those who reportedly insulted a Class 10 girl student after a senior leader of Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama, M.T
Bharatiya Janata Party state Vice President Shobha Surendran on Friday alleged that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is trying to appease the fundamentalists by keeping silent on the action of the Kerala cleric who scolded the organisers of a students felicitation ceremony for inviting a girl student on stage.
Khan’s criticism is one of many against the scholar after purported visuals of the incident aired on news channels went viral and sparked protests on social media