Kanthapuram calls for Samastha reunification, IUML backs move

All India Jamiyyathul Ulama wide caput and Kerala Muslim Jamaat president Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar has called for the reunification of the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, 1 faction of which helium has been starring since 1989.

Declaring the finale of the centenary celebrations of the Samastha successful Malappuram connected Saturday night, Mr. Kanthapuram said that the reunion of the Samastha factions was the request of the hour. He urged Sunni workers to commune for the unity and merger of the factions and cautioned them against immoderate actions that mightiness jeopardise the reconciliation efforts.

Mr. Kanthapuram announced that the finale of the Samastha centenary celebrations would beryllium held successful Malappuram from January 28 to 31, 2027. An eight-pronged enactment programme would precede the mega conference.

However, Mr. Kanthapuram responded to a ‘ghar vaapasi’ telephone made past week by rival Samastha president Syed Jifri Muthukoya Thangal, asserting that neither helium nor his squad had ever walked retired of the Samastha.

“MPs and MLAs locomotion retired of Parliament and the Assembly successful protest. That does not mean they cease to beryllium members of those Houses. Similarly, we walked retired of a Samastha gathering (in 1989) successful protestation against the proceedings. But we ne'er walked retired of the Samastha itself. New members person nary thought connected what transpired astatine that meeting,” helium said, referring to Mr. Muthukoya Thangal.

In a connection connected Sunday, Indian Union Muslim League State president Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal welcomed the Samastha reunification move. He said it was the request of the hr and that it progressive nary politics. He promised that his Syed Shihab household of Panakkad would marque each effort to assistance execute Sunni unity.

An yearly wide assemblage of the Samastha (Kanthapuram faction) held astatine Kottakkal earlier connected Saturday warned the governmental parties against giving structure to governmental Islamists, referring indirectly to Jamaat-e-Islami and its subsidiaries.

Samastha president E. Suliaman Musliar presided implicit the meeting. Secretaries Syed Ibrahim Khaleel Bukhari, Ponmala Abdul Khadir Musliar and Perodu Abdurahman Saqafi; Muslim Jamat caput Sulaiman Saqafi Maliyekkal; and Sunni Yuvajana Sangham State president Mohammed Abdul Hakeem Azhari spoke.

The Sunni cadres swiftly began penning graffiti crossed assorted parts of Malappuram connected Saturday night, announcing the expansive finale of the Samastha centenary celebrations conscionable hours aft it was officially declared.