The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has turned down an invitation by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] to attend a seminar on the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), ending speculation about the second largest constituent of the Congress-led Opposition joining hands with the ruling party in Kerala to fight the Centre’s move.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the party’s senior leaders held at the residence of State president Syed Sadik Ali Shihab Thangal at Panakkad in Malappuram on Sunday morning. This comes a day after the Samastha Kerala Jem-Iyyathul Ulama, the influential Sunni scholars’ forum that backs the IUML, accepting the CPI(M)‘s invitation to attend the seminar scheduled in Kozhikode on July 15.
