Kerala MEC-7 row: Samastha president takes aim at PMA Salam’s endorsement of Kanthapuram’s comment
Kozhikode: Syed Jifri Muthukoya Thangal, president of Samastha Kerala Jem-Iyyathul Ulama, indirectly criticised Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) state general secretary P.M.A. Salam for supporting Sunni leader Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar's remarks on MEC-7.
Jifri Thangal, head of the state’s largest body of traditional Islamic scholars, accused those backing Kanthapuram of pursuing selfish interests and political motives.