By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kochi: A temple committee has decided to donate Rs 2 lakhs for the construction of Hajj House in Mangalore. The decision of the Kathiroli temple committee to provide financial help to the construction of the Hajj House was announced by Janardan Pujari, its honorary president at the function of the flag-off of the first Hajj flight from Mangalore. Mr Pujari is a Congress leader and a former Minister in the central government.
The Karnataka state government also has decided to donate Rs 1 crore for the construction of the Hajj House. Dr Mumtaz Ali Khan, state Minister for Hajj-Waqf Affairs, announced the government decision.