“‘Misused his post to solicit funds from abroad’: Sufi Islamic Board writes a letter to FM Nirmala Sitharaman, ED against Tamil Nadu Wakf Board chairman”, Opindia, February 17, 2024:

“The Sufi Islamic Board in Tamil Nadu has written a letter addressed to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Enforcement Directorate officials against Mr Abdul Rahman, the chairman of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, alleging that there are “mysterious activities” underway at the Wakf Board under his chairmanship. The Board has alleged that Rahman has been misusing his post to solicit funds to purportedly fund a medical college.

“It is submitted that from the start of 2022, it was widely publicised that under the aegis of Mr Abdul Rahman, Chairman, of Tamilnadu Waqf Board, the construction of a medical college and Hospital at Veppur, Tiruchy was on the anvil. Further, Mr Abdul Rahman has been abusing/using his public statutory post to solicit donations for the proposed Medical College,” the complaint by the Islamic Sufi Board read.

The Islamic Sufi Board contended that Rahman has conducted many meetings across the state and solicited Rs 300 crores for the said college…..”

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