Kerala CPI(M) leader Jaleel accuses Sadikali Thangal of misleading Muslim community on PM SHRI
CPI(M) leader K.T. Jaleel has publicly attacked IUML president Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal, accusing him of misleading the Muslim community regarding the PM SHRI school scheme. Jaleel has declared he will no longer recognize Thangal as a Kazi, citing a lack of integrity in his religious and political leadership.
Why it matters
The dispute underscores the intersection of religious authority and political discourse in Kerala, particularly regarding the implementation of central government education schemes.
Former Higher Education Minister and Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leader K.T. Jaleel has accused Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) State president Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal of misleading the Muslim community over the PM SHRI school scheme. Dr. Jaleel said he would no longer recognise him as the Kazi of any mahal.
Mr. Thangal is the Kazi of dozens of mahals across Kerala, particularly in the Malabar region. A Kazi is an Islamic religious leader who officiates Muslim marriages and guides the community on religious matters, including announcing the beginning of Islamic months based on the sighting of the new moon.
Demanding a public apology from the IUML and Mr. Thangal, Dr. Jaleel alleged that they had spread fear within the Muslim community over PM SHRI, but later abandoned their stand.
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