Kanthapuram meets Modi, seeks development of AMU Malappuram campus

Kerala Muslim Jamaat president Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi successful New Delhi connected Monday (February 16, 2026) and discussed assorted issues affecting the Muslim community. The gathering covered respective matters related to number payment and planetary developments.

In a societal media post, Mr. Kanthapuram, who holds the rubric of Grand Mufti of India, said that helium informed Mr. Modi astir the concerns and demands raised during his caller Kerala yatra titled ‘With Humanity’. He said the Prime Minister appreciated the acquisition and societal payment activities carried retired by Jamia Markaz and Kerala Muslim Jamaat.

Mr. Kanthapuram demanded that improvement should see everyone successful society. He said maturation should not absorption lone connected the economy; happiness and quality improvement are conscionable arsenic important. He further demanded that resources should beryllium shared fairly. Allocation should beryllium based connected colonisation size and balanced determination development, helium said.

During the meeting, helium raised the request to make the Malappuram field of Aligarh Muslim University into a full-fledged acquisition centre. Mr. Kanthapuram besides expressed concerns regarding Waqf and the ongoing SIR process. He called for the extortion of historical mosques and Islamic practice sites.

He further demanded the restoration of number acquisition payment schemes, including the Maulana Azad National Fellowship. He besides urged the instauration of bid services connecting large pilgrimage centres successful South India.

Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama (Kanthapuram) caput Abdurahman Saqafi Perodu and Markaz Knowledge City managing manager Abdul Hakkim Azhari were besides contiguous astatine the meeting.