{
  "id": 15217908,
  "title": "SMA flays Waqf Board reconstitution in Keralam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/sma-flays-waqf-board-reconstitution-in-keralam",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T14:57:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sma-flays-waqf-board-reconstitution-in-keralam/article71596747.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Sunni Management Association (SMA) district president, K.V. Siddique Faizy, has expressed dissatisfaction with the Keralam government's decision to exclude two Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama groups from the reconstituted State Waqf Board. Faizy argued that the two organisations played a crucial role in safeguarding Waqf properties and managing religious and educational institutions in Keralam. He pointed out that the two groups oversee more than 20,000 madrasas, approximately 1,000 higher religious education institutions, and thousands of mahals, or local Muslim community units.\n\nFaizy questioned the government's decision to grant representation to the Mujahid and Jamaat-e-Islami factions, while omitting the two Samastha organisations, arguing that they had a broader presence in the State's Muslim community. This exclusion raised suspicions of political motivations, he claimed. Faizy implored the government to ensure equitable representation for all eligible groups and maintain transparency in the formation of the State Waqf Board. He urged the government to intervene and include the two Samastha representatives in the Board.",
  "summary": "District president K.V. Siddique Faizy said the exclusion two Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama groups was unfair, given the role of the two organisations in protecting Waqf properties and running religious and educational institutions in Keralam",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-17T05:11:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}