Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) : The Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board has written a letter to Saba Sultan, sister of film actor Saif Ali Khan, for the second time in a week with regard to the discharge of her responsibilities as Mutavalli (Manager) of Auqaf-e-Shahi. The Waqf authorities say that a letter has been written to Saba Sultan as she is not performing her responsibility towards mitigating the financial burden on Mecca pilgrims, sources said.
Saba Sultan is also the daughter of cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and film actress Sharmila Tagore. "We had already sent the notice. But now a letter has been written to her due to the matter of not taking permission (Tafari)," said MP Waqf Board's chairman Sanawwar Patel. In a conversation with ETV India, he said that if the Mutavalli (manager) Sabah Sultan had taken permission from the Saudi government on time, then about 40 thousand rupees would have been saved for the pilgrims going to Mecca and Madina.
Sanawwar said that when an angry delegation met them, it was understood that there was gross negligence. After this a letter was written to Auqaf-e-Shahi. The problem comes in Mecca because only 300 people get permission there. Earlier, by sending a notice to her on May 8, she was asked to reply within 7 days and it was alleged that she was not discharging her responsibility properly. Significantly, when there was Nawabi rule in Bhopal, the then Nawabs had built 5 Haj Houses in Madina and two in Mecca for the Hajis to stay.
