'Certain Clarifications Are Needed'

Text of the clarifications sought by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board chairman from the Kanchi Seer after receiving the latter's first letter dated June 16, 2003 containing a five-point formula to resolve the Ayodhya issue.

Mohammed Hamza Hasani

Updated on: 6 July 2003 12:00 am

Sri N Sundaresan,
Trustee
Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Charitable Trust

Dear Shri N Sundersan,

Maulana Syed Mohammed Rabey Nadwi, President, All India Muslim Personal Law Board, has directed me toacknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 16th June, 2003 which was delivered on 20th June, 2003.

Maulana appreciated the personal courtesy extended to him by his holiness Jagadguru Shankaracharya by histouching gesture of having taken the trouble of travelling from Delhi to Lucknow to enquire after his health.By the grace of allah, Maulana's health has improved considerably.

Love for motherland is the article of faith for every Muslim. Our beloved country is passing throughdelicate times. To achieve prosperity and strength it is absolutely necessary that all the segments of Indiancitizenry should march together and are bound in bonds of affection and good will.

Hindu-Muslim unity, which was the cornerstone of our struggle for freedom, still remains the bedrock of ournations progress towards prosperity with justice to all. His holiness has made sincere efforts in thisdirection and your letter under reference is looked upon as an endeavour in this area.

Maulana, as the president of All India Personal Law Board, has convened a meeting of its executive committeeon 6th of July 2003. But before maulana puts the letter before executive committee, certain clarification areneeded as detailed below to enable the executive committee to come to some final conclusions.

Firstly, may I request you to turn to the letter dated 8th March 2002 written on behalf of his holiness bySri Kanchi Kamakoti Peethadipati Jagadguru Sri Shankaracharya Swamijee (Srimatam Sansthanam) addressed to thelate Maulana Mujahid-ul-Islam Qasmi, the then president of the board, containing similar proposals whichcontained categorical assurance that both hindus and muslims will abide by the court verdict...the presentproposal however is silent on this assurance. The maulana desires to know whether such assurance is stillvalid and binding and if it is so, what practical/legal measures are conceived to implement such assurances.

Secondly, as you are well aware, the executive committee of the board has passed the resoltuion dated 10thMarch 2002, expressing its inability to consider the proposals contained in the letter dated 8th March, 2002with detailed reasons.

Please see our resolution dated 10th March 2002. The Maulana desires to know whether his holiness will beable to furnish the details as desired by the board. You will kindly appreciate that above clarificationamongst others are extremely crucial and important and maulana humbly requests his holiness to respond tothese positively well before the 6th of July, 2003.

Such response will go a long way in establishing congeniality and confidence between our two greatcommunities.

Yours Sincerely

(Mohammed Hamza Hasani)
Personal Assistant to the President