A P Abdullahkutty elected chairperson of Haj Committee of India

Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi congratulated the new office-bearers and expressed happiness about the election of two women Munnawari Begum and Mafuja Khatun as vice chairpersons.

New Delhi: A P Abdullahkutty has been elected as the chairperson of the Haj Committee of India, while for the first time, two women have been chosen as its vice chairpersons, the government said on Friday. Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi congratulated the new office-bearers and expressed happiness about the election of two women Munnawari Begum and Mafuja Khatun as vice chairpersons.

"Congratulations to newly-elected Chairperson of Haj Committee of India, Shri @a_abdullakutty & Vice-Chairpersons @MunawariBSahiba & @MafujaKhatunBJP Sahiba. I am happy that for the first time, two Muslim women have been elected as vice-chairpersons of @haj_committee," Naqvi tweeted.

• Congratulations to newly-elected Chairperson of Haj Committee of India, Shri @a_abdullakutty & Vice-Chairpersons @MunawariB Sahiba & @MafujaKhatunBJP Sahiba. I am happy that for the first time, 2 Muslim women have been elected as Vice-Chairperson of @haj_committee pic.twitter.com/r0EmlmnvSX

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  — Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (@naqvimukhtar) April 22, 2022

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Congratulations to newly-elected Chairperson of Haj Committee of India, Shri @a_abdullakutty & Vice-Chairpersons @MunawariB Sahiba & @MafujaKhatunBJP Sahiba. I am happy that for the first time, 2 Muslim women have been elected as Vice-Chairperson of @haj_committee pic.twitter.com/r0EmlmnvSX

— Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (@naqvimukhtar) April 22, 2022

Abdullahkutty in the national vice president of the BJP and a former Member of Parliament. While Munnawari Begum is a member of the Central Waqf Council, Mafuja Khatun is the vice president of the Bengal unit of the BJP.

PTI