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Muslim League, we have been facing challenges and opposition at various stages from different quarters and many people have tried to destabilise the party. Even after the party has been working to rejuvenate, some people want to weaken the party. This will not work. We are one, we are united and we will march forward to achieve our goal. Muslim League is not the old Muslim League, it is now a partner in the coalition government at the Centre. We have been trying to get as much development for the community as possible. Sachaar Committee report is, though, not fully implemented, but whatever is in place, is because of the vigorous followup and pressure of the Muslim League and we will continue to pressurise in democratic way for the implementation of other recommendations also. Our efforts for propagating the Jagannath Mishra Commission made other political parties to support it. We have been advocating for reservation for the muslims in the service. As a Member of Parliament for the last 20 years, even before in Kerala, our whole focus was for achieving reservation for the muslims in services. We have time and again represented before the Government of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh and Smt. Sonia Gandhi to make reservation for Muslim community. I hope Dr. Manmohan Singh Government will have to concede this just demand of our party to provide reservation for the muslims in employment. After assuming the additional

In the history of Indian Union

charge in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, I have initiated a number of steps to improve minority education and to propagate Urdu in a big way.

It was only 100 crores rupees allocated for Urdu in the 11th Five Year Plan. But, now we are pressing hard to increase it in the 12th Five Year Plan

bys five times i.e. 500 crores. Likewise, many areas are being scrutinised for further improving minority education.

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A Landmark verdict Our

Country has witnessed innumerable communal riots, in the post independent period and all such occassion it had become the practice of the Government to institute committee of enquiry, arrest the accused, Commit them to trial and ultimately to our dismay and disappointment we noticed that almost all the accused were let off by the court giving them the benefit of doubt. Contrasting all the previous judgements in the communal riot cases, a historic and landmark verdict was delivered by a fast track special court in Gujarat awarding life sentences to as many as 31 accused for burning alive, 32 Muslims, Majority of them, innocent women and children from the village of sardarpura, Mehesana Distric in Gujarath. It was a cruel and blood curdling act where the rioters pushed the victims in a small room, locked it up and set it on fire. In a few movement the fire converted them into a mass of charcol. In awarding deserving punishment to the perpetrators of gruesome act, the special court has sent out a very strong message to the criminals that they cannot escape from the chasing hands of law and cannot avoid punishment. It is the first time such a historical and landmark verdict was given in a communal riot case. The supreme Court undoubtedly established its supremacy in the judicial administration by setting up the fast track trial court to track and punish the culprits. We hope the hands of law should stretch to reach the abettors of the crime however high their position may be. We also suggest to the police authority to book rioters who cause murder and rape not only under sections 146 for which punishment is merely two years imprisonment but also under sections 120A - Criminal conspiracy, Sections 300 - murder, 302 punishment for murder, Sections 375 & 376 rape and punishment for rape which give maximum punishment to the culprits. This land mark verdict will serve as a detterent to the commitment of crimes during communal riots.

Holy Quran Speaks

Verses about the Resurrection
O People, if you should be in doubt about the Resurrection, then [consider that] indeed, We created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot, and then from a lump of flesh, formed and unformed - that We may show you. And We settle in the wombs whom We will for a specified term, then We bring you out as a child, and then [We develop you] that you may reach your [time of] maturity. And among you is he who is taken in [early] death, and among you is he who is returned to the most decrepit [old] age so that he knows, after [once having] knowledge, nothing. And you see the earth barren, but when We send down upon it rain, it quivers and swells and grows [something] of every beautiful kind. That is because Allah is the Truth and because He gives life to the dead and because He is over all things competent. And [that they may know] that the Hour is coming - no doubt about it - and that Allah will resurrect those in the graves. (Al-Hajj 22:5-7)
Sayings of Prophet Mohammed (Sal)
It is better to sit alone than in company with the bad; and it is, better still to sit with the good than alone. It is better to speak to a seeker of knowledge than to remain silent; but silence is better than idle words. He is not of us who is not affectionate to the little ones, and does not respect the old; and he is not of us, who does not order which is lawful, and prohibits that which is unlawful. BUHARI

Editor
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Hike in Milk Price & Bus fare

TN IUML Organises protest Demonstration

Prof. K.M. Khader Mohideen lashes out at Jayalalitha Govt.

the burden of hikes in prices of milk & bus fare? questioned th TN IUML president Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen. Addressing a protest demonstration organized by the party on Dec 3, 2011 in front of Collectorate, Chennai, he lashed out at the anti-people policy of Jalayalalith Government. He said the Tamil Nadu people anticipated the newly elected Govt. would take them to the path of progress but Jayalalitha disappointed them by hiking the prices of milk & bus fare. He warned the government that it would taste the bitter fruits of its own make if the government fails to bring down prices. He

How can common people bear

noted that people voted her to power expecting good governance but she rewarded them by hiking the prices. Refering to a news item in the Hindu he said Jayalalitha Government already increased the registration fees between 60 to 70 percentage and also put the burden of taxes on the people to the tune of 4000 crores. Miss. Jayalalitha, he said every breath ridiculed the former DMK Government as minority Govt, even though the DMK Govt. did not hike the prices during its rule. He said recently Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalitha and the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh complimented

each other and he wounder why she made a somersault blaming the centre for not releasing enough fund to the state. IUML being a partner in the centre, he assured the TN Chief Minister that his party was ready to fight with the centre if she submits the list of the State demands. TN IUML General Secretary Alhaj K.A.M. Abubacker, party Treasurer Shajakhan, Part Leaders and IUML Caders were present in large numbers. The party submitted a petition to the collector demanding the Government to withdraw the price hike. The protest was organised by North Chennai District President M. Jainullabudin,

District Secretary A.H. Ismail and South Chennai District Secretary Poovai Musthafa. State wide protest on Dec 3, 2011 TN State IUML has called fo a statewise protest against the TN Government for the steep hike in bus fares and Milk prices on Dec 3, 2011. In this regard the party president Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen stated that the IUML Caders will demonstrate on Dec, 3, 2011 in front of the offices of the Thashildars or Electricity Boards. He said Miss. Jayalalitha must be prudent enough to undersatnd the feelings of the people and should take measures to bring down the prices.

Inauguration of Gulbarga District IUML Office in Karnataka. Gulbarga municipal Muslim League Councillor Moulana Mohammed Nuhu and other district League Members grace the occassion.
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The supporters of democracy must welcome political Islam

From Tunisia to Egypt, Islamists are gaining the popular vote. Far from threatening stability, this makes it a real possibility. Ennahda, the Islamic party in Tunisia, won 41 per cent of the seats of the Tunisian constitutional assembly last month, causing consternation in the West. But Ennahda will not be an exception on the Arab scene. Last Friday the Islamic Justice and Development Party took the biggest share of the vote in Morocco and will lead the new coalition government for the first time in history. And yesterday Egypts elections began, with the Muslim Brotherhood predicted to become the largest party. There may be more to come. Should free and fair elections be held in Yemen, once the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh falls, the Yemeni Congregation for Reform, also Islamic, will win by a significant majority. This pattern will repeat itself whenever the democratic process takes its course. Arab Spring to Islamic winter In the West, this phenomenon has led to a debate about the problem of the rise of political Islam. In the Arab world, too, there has been mounting tension between Islamists and secularists, who feel anxious about Islamic groups. Many voices warn that the Arab spring will lead to an Islamic winter, and that the Islamists, though claiming to support democracy, will soon turn against it. In the West, stereotypical images that took root in the aftermath of 9/11 have come to the fore again. In the Arab world, a secular antidemocracy camp has emerged in both Tunisia and Egypt whose pretext for opposing democratisation is that the Islamists are likely to be the victors. But the uproar that has accom panied the Islamists gains is unhelpful; a calm and well-informed debate about the rise of political Islam is long overdue. First, we must define our terms. Islamist is used in the Muslim world to describe Muslims who participate in the public sphere, using Islam as a basis. It is understood that this participation is not at odds with democracy. In the West, however, the term routinely describes those who use violence as a means and an end thus Jihadist Salafism, exemplified by al-Qaeda, is called Islamist in the West, despite the fact that it rejects democratic political participation (Ayman alZawahiri, the leader of al-Qaeda, criticised Hamas when it decided to take part in the elections for the Palestinian legislative council, and has repeatedly criticised the Muslim Brotherhood for opposing the use of violence). This disconnect in the understan ding of the term in the West and in the Muslim world was often Salvation Front in the 1991 elections and the armys subsequent denial of its right to govern; the conquest of much of Afghan territory by the Taliban in 1996 leading to the establishment of its Islamic emirate; and the success in 2006 of Hamas in the Palestinian Legislative Council balanced. The Tunisian Islamic movement has set a good example. Although Ennahda suffered under Ben Alis regime, its leaders developed a tolerant discourse and managed to open up to moderate secular and leftist political groups. The movements leaders have reassured Tunisian citizens that it will not interfere in their personal lives and that it will respect their right to choose. The movement also presented a progressive model of womens participation, with 42 female Ennahda members in the constitutional assembly. The Islamic movements approach to the West has also been balanced, despite the fact that western countries supported despotic Arab regimes. Islamists know the importance of international communication in an economically and politically interconnected world. Opportunity for the West Now there is a unique opportunity for the West: to demonstrate that it will no longer support despotic regimes by supporting instead the democratic process in the Arab world, by refusing to intervene in favour of one party against another and by accepting the results of the democratic process, even when it is not the result they would have chosen. Democracy is the only option for bringing stability, security and tolerance to the region, and it is the dearest thing to the hearts of Arabs, who will not forgive any attempts to derail it. The region has suffered a lot as a result of attempts to exclude Islamists and deny them a role in the public sphere. Undoubtedly, Islamists participation in governance will give rise to a number of challenges, both within the Islamic ranks and with regard to relations with other local and international forces. Islamists should be careful not to fall into the trap of feeling overconfident: they must accommodate other trends, even if it means making painful concessions. Our societies need political consensus, and the participation of all political groups, regardless of their electoral weight. It is this interplay between Islamists and others that will both guarantee the maturation of the Arab democratic transition and lead to an Arab political consensus and stability that has been missing for decades. (Wadah Khanfar was director general of the al-Jazeera network until September 2011.) Guardian Newspapers Limited, 2011.
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exploited by despotic Arab regimes to suppress Islamic movements with democratic political programmes. It is time we were clear. Reform-based Islamic movements, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, work within the political process. They learned a bitter lesson from their armed conflict in Syria against the regime of Hafez al-Assad in 1982, which cost the lives of more than 20,000 people and led to the incarceration or banishment of many thousands more. The Syrian experience convinced mainstream Islamic movements to avoid armed struggle and to observe strategic patience instead. History of the region Second, we must understand the history of the region. In western discourse Islamists are seen as newcomers to politics, gullible zealots who are motivated by a radical ideology and lack experience. In fact, they have played a major role in the Arab political scene since the 1920s. Islamic movements have often been in opposition, but since the 1940s they have participated in parliamentary elections, entered alliances with secular, nationalist and socialist groups, and participated in several governments in Sudan, Jordan, Yemen and Algeria. They have also forged alliances with nonIslamic regimes, like the Nimeiri regime in Sudan in 1977. A number of other events have had an impact on the collective Muslim mind, and have led to the maturation of political Islam: the much-debated Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979; the military coup in Sudan in 1989; the success of the Algerian Islamic

elections. The Hamas win recognised, nor was the unity government formed. a siege was imposed on suffocate the movement. The Turkey factor

was not national Instead, Gaza to

Perhaps one of the most influential experiences has been that of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey, which won the elections in 2002. It has been a source of inspiration for many Islamic movements. Although the AKP does not describe itself as Islamic, its 10 years of political experience have led to a model that many Islamists regard as successful. The model has three important characteristics: a general Islamic frame of reference; a multi-party democracy; and significant economic growth. These varied political experiences have had a profound impact on political Islams flexibility and capacity for political action, and on its philosophy, too. However, political Islam has also faced enormous pressures from dictatorial Arab regimes, pressures that became more intense after 9/11. Islamic institutions were suppressed. Islamic activists were imprisoned, tortured and killed. Such experiences gave rise to a profound bitterness. Given the history, it is only natural that we should hear overzealous slogans or intolerant threats from some activists. Some of those now at the forefront of election campaigns were only recently released from prison. It would not be fair to expect them to use the voice of professional diplomats. Despite this, the Islamic political discourse has generally been

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Pakistani Malayalis - Nowhere to go?

For 80-year-old Mohammed Haji, every ring of the phone and every chime of a bicycle bell on the street arouse great expectations. He looks up in hope when he hears a noise at his doorstep only to feel disappointed when it turns out to be someone else, and not the postman bringing him the news hes been waiting to hear. For the past two years, Haji has been awaiting an answer from the high court to a simple question: Can he die as an Indian in his motherland, or will he have to continue living with the threat of deportment hanging over his head? Haji, a Pakistani national known among his acquaintances as Karachi Mohammed, lives in Machinjery, a small town in Keralas Malappuram district. He is one among the many Pakistani Malayalis scattered across Malappuram and other districts of Kerala like Kannur, Kasargod and Kozhikode, which have large Muslim populations. In the 1950s and 1960s, these Malayalis, most of them in their early twenties, crossed the border illegally and travelled to Pakistan in a bid to escape the extreme povertyback home. In Karachi, they took up small jobs in restaurants and tea shops. I went to Karachi in 1950 and worked as a helper in a hotel, says Haji. But once in Pakistan, without any legal documents, making a trip back home became a huge problem. My wife was alone and I have no kids, says Haji. He (and others like him in Karachi) was advised by an agent to get a Pakistani passport. Barely schooleducated, the illegal migrants did not realise that a Pakistani passport will deprive them of their Indian citizenship. But Haji had to visit his wife in India, and since there was no other way out, he became a Pakistani passport holder. After that, he travelled from Karachi to Kerala many times on an Indian visa. Ten years ago, at the age of 70, Haji moved back to Kerala, hoping to spend the last few years of his life at home. I was born in India. This is my country. But I am considered a Pakistani here, says Haji. Two years ago, Haji sent a petition to the high court,
requesting for Indian citizenship. He is yet to hear from the Court. We have none of the rights that Indians enjoy. We cant vote, we cant stand for elections, we cant own land, or even have a bank account. The Kerala government has to recommend us for citizenship to the central government. But for some reason, they arent doing it. Haji, however, remains positive. I am sure I will be granted citizenship one day. I keep thinking The order will come today. unsound mind. But at home, he would talk very normally, explains Muhammed. Some others say they have a disease and rarely step out of their house. A few of them have insomnia. With the late nightpolice raids and constant harassment, they are simply unable to fall asleep, says Muhammed. At the SP office in Malappuram, Sankaran Kutty, junior police superintendent, says that these Malayalis no longer face the threat of deportation, thanks to the amendments that have been made to the Foreigners Act of 1946 and the Citizenship Act of 1955. These Malayalis can now stay in India provided they have the right documents, explains Kutty, whose job includes looking at applications for citizenship. Yet, despite these amendments, they have to live under so many restrictions and rules (they cant travel freely and are prohibited from visiting certain areas; they have to inform the SP every time they leave their district, even if they are travelling within Kerala, and so on) that even inadvertently flouting any of them could become reason enough for deportation. The threat of deportation will never be gone unless and until they get Indian citizenship.

Cops and midnight raids

But the denial of a citizens rights is only one of the many problems faced by the Pakistani Malayalis. Until four years ago, 68-year-old Pilayil Alawi didnt bother to fix a bulb in his house. Ever since he came home from Pakistan in 1992, Alawi and his wife Fatimah spent their nights at home in darkness, straining their ears for the sounds of a policemans boot. They had their escape route chalked out before nightfall. Should a team of cops invade their home, one was to run and hide in the attic, and the other in the nearby paddy field. Alawi, too, is a Pakistani national who now lives in a one-room house in Kundoor, another small town in Malappuram. In 1969, he slipped into Bangladesh (then a part of Pakistan) via Calcutta by foot. He was arrested at the border and put in prison. I was in jail for eight months and badly beaten up, recalls Alawi. He made it to Karachi later, where he made a living as an electrician, and got himself a Pakistani passport. But things took a turn for the worse when he returned to Kundoor for good. The police kept harassing us by conducting midnight raids. My wife and I were always prepared to run the moment we heard a police jeep. Potential employers thought of him as a Pakistani spy. Though Id worked for many years as an electrician, I could never get a permanent job in Kundoor. I even went up to acquaintances and offered to fix their electrical appliances, but they wouldnt hire me. I was reduced to doing coolie work when I didnt have enough to support my wife. During the Kargil War in 1999, local political parties tried to extort money from Alawi, telling him that if he didnt pay up, they would inform the police that hes a Pakistani and get him arrested. I refused to pay, and was thrown into jail for 17 days, he says. Now an old man, and poor, Alawi dreads dying as a foreigner in India. My Pakistani passport got stolen. My documents show I was born in India. My wife and I sent almost fifty letters to the central government asking for Indian citizenship but they never replied. In response to one of his numerous letters to the state government, the then Kerala Chief Minster VS Achuthanandan finally informed Alawi through a letter in 2007 that the Superintendent of Police (SP) will approve his stay in Kerala. The police dont bother me now, he says. But like every Pakistani Malayali, I want to die an Indian.

Nowhere to go
At the SP office in Malappuram, we meet Mohammed Haji and Mohammed Ibrahim, Pakistani nationals in their late 70s. They travel regularly to Pakistan to take care of their hotel business there. I dream of settling down in Kerala, but I see my friends suffer here, says 78-year-old Haji. As there are no direct flights from Kerala to Karachi, the two take a connecting flight from Mumbai. We have a long wait in Mumbai. But being Pakistani nationals, we are not allowed to wait at the airport. And once we go out, no hotel will give us a room. My wife is 73 years old and she has a hip problem. Our condition is horrible, says Haji. Adds Ibrahim, If I come to India for a month, I end up visiting the SP office at least ten times. As we leave, we overhear Ibrahim wondering aloud whether officials will ever take note of their condition.

Desperate measures
Until a few years ago, Pakistani Malayalis lived with a paralysing fear of being deported to Pakistan. Some die, some get shot, says Malayalam filmmaker P T Kunju Muhammed, whose film Paradesi (2007) narrates a poignant tale about a Pakistani Malayali. Many resorted to desperate measures to ward off all the attention. I know of this Malayali who would not speak to anyone when outside. Even if people asked him something, he would glare at them and keep walking. Or he would ignore them. A few people suspected he was of

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Indian Union Muslim League National Executive Committee Meeting

Held at Constitution Club, New Delhi On Saturday, November 26, 2011
meeting of the National Executive of Indian Union Muslim League was held at the Speakers hall Constitution Club, New Delhi from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, November 26, 2011. The National President Honble E. Ahamed Minister of State for External Affairs and HRD presided over the meeting. Maulana Mohibullah, Imam of New Delhi Jama Masjid recited the Qirat.

The

Condolences:
The demise of the following veteran League leaders was condoled and dua for maghfirat was made: 1. Haji Mohd. Yameen Ansari, Vice President, IUML - Uttar Pradesh 2. Ainul Abideen, General Secretary, IUML- Bihar 3. Noor Bhai, IUML Bijnore, Uttar Pradesh 4. Mohd. Akram IUML Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Inaugural Address:
Syed Hyderali Shihab Thangal, President of Kerala State Unit of Indian Union Muslim League inaugurated the meeting. Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen, National General Secretary, welcomed the gathering. P.K. Kunhali Kutty, Minister for Industries & IT, Govt. of Kerala proposed the MLKSC Merger Resolution. E. Ahamed, National President, gave the presidential address. He Stated that; In the history of Indian Union Muslim League, we have been facing challenges and opposition at various stages from different quarters and many people have tried to destabilise the party. Even after the party has been working to rejuvenate, some people want to weaken the party. This will not work. We are one, we are united and we will march forward to achieve our goal. Muslim League is not the old Muslim League, it is now a partner in the coalition government at the Centre. We have been trying to get as much development for the community as possible. Sachar Committee report is, though, not fully implemented, but whatever is in place is

because of the vigorous followup and pressure of the Muslim League and we will continue to pressurise in democratic way for the implementation of other recommendations also. We have been advocating for reservation for the Muslims in the service. As a Member of Parliament for the last 20 years, even before in Kerala, our whole focus was for achieving reservation for the Muslims in services. We have time and again represented before the Government of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh and Smt. Sonia Gandhi to make reservation for Muslim community. I hope Dr. Manmohan Singh Government will have to concede this just demand of our party to provide reservation for the Muslims in employment. After assuming the additional charge in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, I have initiated a number of steps to improve minority education and to propagate Urdu in a big way. It was only 100 crores rupees allocated for Urdu in the 11th Five Year Plan. But, now we are pressing hard to increase it in the 12th Five Year Plan by five times i.e. 500 crores. Likewise, many areas are being scrutinised for further improving minority education.

7. Eng. Rahmathulla Khan, President, IUML Pondicherry 8. Ghalib Hasan, General Secretary, IUML Uttarakhand 9. K.A.M. Muhammed Abubacker, General Secretary, IUML Tamil Nadu 10. M.S. Inamdar, President, IUML Karnataka 11. Shamim Ahamed, President, IUML Udaipur District, Rajasthan 12. C.H. Abdul Rahman, General Secretary, IUML Mumbai City 13. K.N.A. Khadar, MLA, Kerala 14. Habib Khan, General Secretary, IUML Maharashtra 15. Moinuddin, Vice President, IUML Delhi 16. Adv. Iqbal Ahmed, National Vice President 17. Abdul Samad Samadani, MLA, National Secretary 18. E.T. Mohammed Basheer MP, General Secretary, IUML Kerala 19. Syed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal, President, IUML Malappuram District, Kerala

General Secretary 6. P.K. Kunhalikutty, Minister for Industries, IT & Urban Affairs, Govt. of Kerala 7. Iqbal Ahmed Advocate, National Vice President 8. Abdul Samad Samadani MLA, National Secretary 9. Kausar Hayat Khan, President, IUML Uttar Pradesh 10. Adv. V. Jeevagiridharan, State Secretary, IUML Tamil Nadu 11. Khorrum Anis Omer, National Secretary

2. Political Resolutions:
1. The National Executive Meeting of IUML, while welcoming the steps taken by Dr. Manmohan Singh Government for part implementation of the recommendations of Sachar Committee Reports, urges the Honble Prime Minister for early implementation of all the recommendations of the Sachar Committee, which are yet to be implemented despite assurances given to the minority community from time to time. Important decisions such as formation of Equal Opportunity Commission, installation of a database on Muslims Educational Social and such other data are still to be implemented. Therefore, the National Executive Meeting of IUML resolves to request the Honble PM Dr. Manmohan Singh to issue necessary instructions for earliest implementation of the recommendations. 2. There have been consistent and continuing demands by IUML and all sections of the Muslim Community urging the Government to lay the Ranganath Mishra Commission report on the table of the Parliament for a full fledged discussion and implementation of its recommendations. The meeting places on record the deep sense of resentment of the lukewarm attitude on the part of the Government of India keeping the report in abeyance without taking any action on it. Various sections of backward classes and all supporters for the cause of social justice are one in demanding the Government of India for the implementation of Ranganath Mishra Commission

The following resolutions were passed unanimously.

1. Merger Resolution a) This meeting of the National Executive of Indian Union Muslim League resolves unanimously to welcome and accept the proposal of Kerala Unit of IUML (MLKSC) to amalgamate with the parent body and hereby authorize the Political Affairs Committee to take appropriate steps in both legal and technical issues including discussion/s with the Election Commission of India for its implementation. b) A Political Advisory Commi ttee consisting of the following persons was entrusted with the work to fulfill all formalities necessary for the completion of the merger process with the Election Commission of India. 1. E. Ahamed, National President 2. Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen, National General Secretary 3. Syed Hyderali Shihab Thangal, Kerala State President 4. E.T. Mohammed Basheer, Kerala State General Secretary 5. K.P.A. Majeed, Kerala State

Discussions:
The proposal for merger of Muslim League Kerala State Committee (MLKSC) with Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), communications from the Election Commission of India to IUML, the political situation of the country and the organizational matters were taken into consideration. The following persons participated in the discussions; 1. Kausar Hayat Khan, President, IUML Uttar Pradesh 2. Syed Azam Moinuddin, General Secretary, IUML Andhra Pradesh 3. Mahmood Ahamed Thind, President, IUML Punjab 4. Naim Akhter, President, IUML Bihar & National Secretary 5. Shahenshah Jahangir, President, IUML West Bengal & National Secretary 6. Adv. Hashim Qureshi, Convener, IUML Gujarat

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TN IUML State working committee meeting

Madurai. TN IUML Working Committe meeting will be held in Madurai on Dec 10, 2011 at Krishna Iyer Marriage Hall, Near K.K. Nagar - Apollo Hospital between 10.00 am to 1.30 pm. IUML State President Prof. K.M. Kader Mohaideen will preside over the meeting. The meeting will discuss the Civil Body Election Results, Decisions taken in the IUML National working Committee and other matters concern with the party function. The IUML State General Secretary K.A.M. Abubacker has announced that Invitations were already dispached to the members. In the above venue a discussion will be held with elected IUML Local body members between 2.30.pm to 6.30 pm. All elected members are requested to attend the meeting without fail.

Saudi King presents 3 Gems to World Muslims

December

10, 2011 at Krishna Iyer Marriage Hall,

The Saudi Monarch Abdullah Bin Abdul Azis presented 3 Gems to the Haj delegations which came to Macca at the Inviation of the Kingdom. While addressing the World Muslim League Conference the King presented the following three Gems. 1. There should be no difference among Muslims even if they belong to any country, race or speak any language. 2. Islam means peace, Tranquility and Submission. It is our duty to carry this message to the Non - Muslims. 3. Islam is neither extreme nor moderate but a practicable all time religion. This was disclosed by Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen in his brief to the Muslim Leaguers after his return from Haj.

Puducherry State Secretary Hamza, District President Hairullah, Secretary Mohamed Ali, Treasurer Seik Abdhullah submitt a petition to Honble E. Ahamed at his residence New Delhi demanding to implement minority Welfare Schemes in the Puducherry State. Others in the picture are TN IMUL General Secretary KAM. Abubucker, National Secretary Qurram Aniz, T.N. Treasurer M.S. Shajakhan and Secretary Jeevagiridharan. Recommendations. The National Executive of IUML urges the Government of India to take an early decision for the implementation of the recommendations of the Report ensuring assured reservation to the Muslims in the Central and State Services. National Vice President b) Naim Akhter, National Secretary For Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab, Delhi & Uttar Pradesh a) Khorrum Anis Omer, National Secretary b) K. Muhamed Kutty For Maharashtra Goa & Gujarat a) Dastgheer I. Agha, National Treasurer b) C.H. Abdul Rahman, IUML Mumbai City President For Assam a) Shahensha Jehangir, National Secretary For Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh a) K.A.M. Abubacker, IUML Tamilnadu General Secretary b) N. A. Abubacker, Karnata ka 3. The State Units of IUML were asked to complete the process of electing the members

Uthaipur District IUML Conference Rajasthan on 20.10.2011 under the presidentship of District President Shamim Ahamed, National Vice President Advocate Iqbal Ahamed, National Secretary Quram Anees Umer, U P State President Moulana Kausar Hayath Khan and others participate in the conference.

Organizational Matters:
1. State Office Bearers elections held in Tamilnadu and Puducherry were ratified 2. The states other than Kerala, Tamilnadu and Puducherry the membership drive and organizational elections are to be completed by January 31, 2012. To monitor the work at various states the following persons were nominated as observers: For west Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand & Madhya Pradesh a) Iqbal Ahmed Advocate,

to the National General Council by March 31, 2012. Thereafter its the National General Council shall meet and elect the National Office Bearers in April 2012. 4. A National Convention of Muslim Youth League is to be held in the month of April-2012 in Kerala. Syed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal is nominated as the Convener of the Steering Committee and the following members are to assist him in preparation: 1. K.M. Shaji MLA, Kerala 2. Adv. N. Shamsuddin MLA, Kerala 3. M. K. Mohd. Younus, Tamil Nadu Representatives for various states are to be nominated by the National President, Janab E. Ahamed. 5. A Monitoring committee con sisting of Advocate Iqbal Ahamed, E.T. Mohamed Basheer M.P., Khorrum Anis Omer, K. Mohamed

Kutty and K.A.M. Muhammed Abubacker has been constituted to oversee and assist the state units of IUML in participating the forth coming Assembly elections in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur. 6. In the light of the new developments in the organization, a Constitution Amendment Commi ttee was constituted with the following persons: 1. E.T. Mohammed Basheer MP - Convener 2. Advocate M. Ummer, MLA Kerala 3. Advocate V. Jeevagiri dharan, IUML Tamilnadu State Secretary 4. Advocate Hashim Qureshi, Gujrat

Vote of thanks
National Secretary Khorrum Anis Omer proposed the vote of thanks

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THE TIMES OF LEAGUE

The Times of League - English Monthly - R.Dis. No. 1765/10 published by Mohamed Ismail on behalf of Muslim League Publication Trust, published at 36, Maraikayar Lebbai Street, Mannady, Chennai - 600 001 and printed by K.A.M. Muhammed Abubacker at Madras Media Press No, 36, Maraikayar Lebbai Street, Mannady, Chennai - 600 001. Editor : Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen,

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