The Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, a Sunni scholars’ forum, has justified its leader M.T. Abdulla Musliyar who recently kicked up a row after he openly scolded the organisers for inviting a Class 10 girl to the stage to receive an award.
The event was held at Darul Uloom Madrassa at Pathiramanna, Ramapuram, in Malappuram district.
Samastha president Syed Mohammed Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal told the media here on Saturday that the Musliyar had never intended to insult the girl. “When the girl was called on to the stage, he knew that she was a grown-up person. If his intention was to insult her, he could have stopped the girl from coming to the stage. That he didn’t do,” the Thangal said.