{
  "id": 15125871,
  "title": "UDF govt reconstitutes Keralam Waqf Board, appoints IUML leader M.C. Mayin Haji as chairman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/udf-govt-reconstitutes-keralam-waqf-board-appoints-iuml-leader-m-c",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T05:11:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/udf-govt-reconstitutes-keralam-waqf-board-appoints-iuml-leader-mc-mayin-haji-as-chairman/article71595414.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The UDF-led Kerala government has reconstituted the State Waqf Board, appointing IUML State vice-president M.C. Mayin Haji as its new chairman. The previous board, headed by K.S. Hamza, has been replaced, and nine new members have been appointed to the reconstituted board. These members include representatives from various factions, such as the Mujahid faction, the Sunni faction led by Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar, and the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama led by Syed Jifri Muthukoya Thangal. However, there is no representation from the Samastha faction, and no non-Muslim members have been nominated. The government's decision to reconstitute the board comes amid a legal dispute over its composition, with IUML and UDF facing a potential challenge from a BJP leader seeking to include non-Muslim members.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Keralam govt sanctions ₹2.46 cr for houses for survivors of 2019 Vaniyampuzha floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/keralam-govt-sanctions-2-46-cr-for-houses-for-survivors-of-2019",
        "published": "2026-10-17T07:04:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}