Jaleel targets Satheesan, IUML over move to reconstitute Waqf Board

Former Higher Education Minister K.T. Jaleel has accused the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and its key constituent, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), of aiding the BJP on the Waqf issue.In a social media post, the content of which was earlier published by the CPI(M) mouthpiece Desabhimani, Mr. Jaleel described Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan as “Modi in khadi” and the IUML’s Minister for General Education and Minority Affairs N. Shamsudheen as “Amit Shah in a mundu”.Mr. Jaleel alleged that the Muslim League had been pressing for the dissolution of the existing State Waqf Board since the UDF assumed office in May. He said the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, led by Pinarayi Vijayan, had allowed IUML-backed chairmen of the Waqf Board to complete their terms af