Sunni Management Association (SMA) district president K.V. Siddique Faizy has criticised the Keralam government for denying representation for the two Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama groups in the reconstituted State Waqf Board.
He said the exclusion was unfair, given the role of the two organisations in protecting Waqf properties and running religious and educational institutions in Keralam. The two Samastha organisations oversee more than 20,000 madrasas, around 1,000 higher religious education institutions and thousands of mahals or local Muslim community units, Mr. Faizy said.
He questioned the decision to give representation to the Mujahid and Jamaat-e-Islami factions while excluding the two Samastha organisations, which he said had a wider presence in the State’s Muslim community. The decision raised suspicions of political motives, he said.
Mr. Faizy urged the government to ensure fair representation for all eligible groups and maintain transparency in the constitution of the State Waqf Board. He called for the government’s intervention to include the two Samastha representatives in the Board.
Published - October 17, 2026 08:27 pm IST