28 December, 2005

My dear Vice-Chancellor,

We are surprised by the report that you received a delegation of the ‘All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat’ led by its General Secretary Maulana A.Z. Kairanvi.

Perhaps you are not aware of the genesis of this fake organization.  After I was elected unanimously as the President of the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat in June, 2000, a handful of members formed a parallel organization.  Except Maulana Ataur Rahman Qasmi, no one in the Delegation was in the original Mushawarat.  Maulana Kairanvi was a later recruit.

The dissident body has not published the lists of its General Body or of its Executive.  It has no permanent office.  It has not published its budget or Accounts or disclosed its financial sources.  Yet it has the temerity to adopt the name of the parent body.

The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat was founded by Dr. Syed Mahmud in 1964.  For your information I am attaching an Introductory Brochure, a copy of its Constitution and a Directory of its Members as well as a copy of the latest issue of our quarterly Bulletin.  We have our own office and web-site (www.mushawarat.com). 

There is no dearth of paper organizations which claim to represent the Muslim community.  In a democracy, any small group can form or float an organization.  I don’t have any objection if they did not use our name.  It is immoral for a small group of dissidents to commit an act of piracy or as if the parent body had ceased to exist and they had inherited the name.

The news report has caused much confusion and will encourage and assist them to seek similar recognition from other Muslim institutions of national eminence.

We request you, in general, to check the bonafides of organizations which seek appointment with you.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

 (SYED SHAHABUDDIN)

Mr. Naseem Ahmad, IAS

Vice-Chancellor,

Aligarh Muslim University,

Aligarh – 202 002 (UP).