Thrissur, Feb 23: A massive rally by thousands of Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation (SKSSF) activists marked the concluding session of the Silver Jubilee Grand Finale of the organisation here on Sunday.
Wearing white dhothis and shirts, the activists literally painted the city white. The rally, started from Aranattukara Nethaji ground, ended at the venue of the conference at Punkunnam. Traffic regulations had been imposed in the city in the afternoon in view of the rally. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy addressed the valedictory of the conference. He dedicated 25,000 ‘Vikhaya’ volunteers to the service of the State.
A memorandum was submitted to the Chief Minister, explaining the issues faced by Muslims in social and education fields. The issues highlighted in the memorandum included setting up of an International Arabic University and launch of interest-free banks. Urban Affairs Minister Manjalamkuzhy Ali inaugurated a ‘Pravasam’ session in the morning. The Minister said NRIs played key role in improving the economic condition of the State.
Mohammed Faisi Onambilly was selected for the Natika Musaliyar Award for the best orator. Mr.Ali presented the award to Mr. Fiazi.
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal said the country’s foundation stones such as secularism, socialism and democracy were facing threats.
“Those who are trying to impose Uniform Civil Code have failed to understand the people. Secular India should protest the efforts to saffronise the county. We need to protect the communal harmony at any cost,” he said. He said terrorist groups were unleashing violence in many parts of the world in the name of Islam.
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