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New Indian Express
03-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Panakkad family junks poll meet, UDF red-faced in Kerala
MALAPPURAM: In what is being interpreted as a loud, clear and blunt message, members of the revered Panakkad Thangal family didn't show up for the election convention of UDF candidate Aryadan Shoukath in Nilambur on Monday. The no-show has embarrassed the Opposition front, already mired in one controversy after another. No one from the family turned up for the convention though at least two key members were in Malappuram. IUML state president Panakkad Syed Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal is in Saudi Arabia for Haj. In his absence, it was normal practice to depute Malappuram district president Syed Abbas Ali Shihab Thangal for important functions. Syed Munavvar Ali Shihab Thangal, state president of the Muslim Youth League, also stayed away from the function. CPM was quick to react to the development forcing the UDF on to the back foot. 'No one from the Panakkad family turned up for the UDF convention. Neither did (senior leaders) Sudhakaran and Ramesh Chennithala,' CPM central committee member P K Sreemathy posted on Facebook. 'Can the Panakkad family campaign for a candidate who abused Thangal?' asked Bineesh Kodiyeri, the son of former CPM state secretary late Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, in another social media post
Time of India
31-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
After deciding not to enter poll fray, Anvar backtracks
1 2 3 Kozhikode: Former Nilambur MLA P V Anvar, who claimed on Saturday morning that he would not be contesting in the byelection, backtracked in the evening. He said he had made the statement that he would not contest not because he lacked support, but due to a lack of funds. He said the situation changed as people approached him, offering funds for his campaign. "People are offering money, some Rs 5,000 and others Rs 500. They are saying they would take care of the campaign in their respective wards. My supporters are telling me that I only need to file a nomination and they will do the rest," said Anvar. Earlier in the day, Anvar said he would not contest since he was short on funds. He mentioned that IUML leader P K Kunhalikutty and Panakkad Sadiq Ali Thangal tried to unite him with the UDF, but it did not work out. He said the reason for this would be revealed to the people of Nilambur later. Anvar said most of the leadership and workers of the UDF want him to join forces to fight against 'Pinarayism', but there was still no clarity. He also targeted opposition leader V D Satheesan, stating that it was one person who was becoming an obstacle to entering UDF, not its entire leadership. "One person said it was his responsibility to see to it that the UDF wins without the Anvar's support. Who is saying that? It's the UDF chairman. He is saying 'all of you move aside, no need for any adjustment and it is my responsibility,"' said Anvar. He said he had no issue with Satheesan and there was some mystery behind the move. He mentioned that whatever issue was there was settled and that he apologised. Anvar said he knows that Satheesan has no personal grudge against him, but a power is working behind him. He suspects that Satheesan has the support of a group which thinks UDF can win Nilambur without Anvar and silence him through that. He added that he was inquiring into it, and if he got clear information, he would reveal it to the people of Kerala. Anvar said the criticism against him is that he did not accept Aryadan Shoukath, the UDF's candidate. He stated he had said he would accept any 'devil' as a candidate and that was an expression to note that he would accept whoever they are. He added that although he likes LDF candidate M Swaraj personally, he was the biggest proponent of 'Pinarayism' in the state.
New Indian Express
30-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Sunni unity sans Panakkad Sadiq Ali Thangal?
KOZHIKODE: Exclusion of IUML state president Panakkad Syed Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal from the Waqf-Constitution Protection Meeting to be held in Ernakulam on May 4 under the aegis of the four Sunni organisations in Kerala has become a major controversy, with the pro-IUML group alleging a conspiracy to sideline the leader. As per a poster released on social media, Samastha Kerala Jem-Iyyathul Ulama president Syed Muhammad Jiffiri Muthukoya Thangal, Kanthapuram Sunni group leader Syed Ebrahim al Bukhari Thangal, Dakshina Kerala Jem-Iyyathul Ulama general secretary Thodiyur Muhammad Kunji Moulavi and Kerala Samsthana Jem-Iyyathul Ulama general secretary Najeeb Moulavi Mambad are expected to take part in the conference. The conference is hailed as a giant leap in Sunni unity in the state because it is very rare for the Sunni organisations to come together on one platform. However, the IUML cadres and sympathisers are not happy with the turn of events as they see the conference as a move to sideline the political party. 'We asked the organisers as to why Sadiq Ali Thangal was not invited and they said it is not a political programme. They said that if Thangal, who is the leader of the IUML, is invited then the leaders of other parties should also be invited,' said a Sunni leader. 'For us, the Panakkad family member is not just a political leader. He is the spiritual head of the community. There is no point in organising a programme like the conference in Ernakulam without him,' he said. Curiously, Panakkad Syed Mueen Ali Shihab Thangal, who is believed to be close with Samastha, has shared the poster of the conference on his Facebook wall. What irks the IUML most is Samastha's increased closeness with the Kanthapuram group. The IUML believes that the talks on 'Sunni unity' are a mere ploy to checkmate the IUML. The party's social media handles are busy revisiting the Samastha leaders' writings and speeches against Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar. The rival group is retorting with the photographs of the members of the Panakkad family visiting Kanthapuram and his institutions. It may be recalled that the Samastha suffered a split in 1989 following Kanthapuram's move to hold a meeting in Ernakulam. He held a meeting of the Sunni Yuvajana Sangham (SYS) which culminated in the split in Samastha. IUML argues that what is happening now is an attempt to repeat 1989. 'PUT OUT LIGHT' PROTEST AGAINST WAQF LEGISLATION Leaders of the Muslim community have asked everyone to participate in the 'Put Out Light' protest against the Waqf Act called by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board from 9 pm to 9.15 pm on April 30. Those who signed the statement include Panakkad Rasheed Ali Shihab Thangal, K Alikutty Musaliyar, Hussein Madavoor, P Mujaeeb Rehman, Thodiyur Muhammad Kunji Moulavi, P N Abdul Latheef Madani, C P Umar Sullami and A K Abdul Majeed PLEA IN HC SEEKING TO VACATE INTERIM ORDER RESTRAINING WAQF TRIBUNAL KOCHI: A resident of Munambam approached the Kerala High Court seeking to vacate the interim order issued by a Division Bench on April 11, restraining the Waqf Tribunal, Kozhikode, from passing final orders in the proceedings in connection with the Munambam land dispute cases till May 26, 2025. The petitioner Joseph Benny submitted that the interim order will only help widen the communal rift, which is not in the interest of the harmonious existence of the people of Munambam. The court directed the Kerala State Waqf Board to file a counter-affidavit and decided to hear the matter on May 9. The petitioner also sought to be impleaded in the petition filed by State Waqf Board challenging the tribunal's order rejecting its plea to call for records from the Subordinate Judges Court, Paravur, Ernakulam, regarding the cases.
