By Abu Zafar, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Many of the participants of the ongoing convention of All India Muslim Personal Law Board in Mumbai may not know that the Khair-e-Ummat Trust, whom they were asked to contact is one of the “fronts/pseudonymous organizations of SIMI” if Central Government is to be believed. In fact, even the office bearers of the Khair-e-Ummat Trust are unaware that Union Home Ministry has listed them as a front organization of banned SIMI.
The letter issued by Maulana Syed Nizamuddin, General Secretary, All India Muslim Personal Law Board asks the invitees to contact the reception committee at the Khair-e-Ummat Trust’s office upon reaching Mumbai on April 20.
When Haroon Mozawalla, General Secretary of Khair-e-Ummat Trust, was contacted by the TCN, he expressed his surprise and said that he was not aware of any such accusation. He also said that he was neither contacted nor given any notice by any government authority.
“We are an independent trust and working in educational field since last 13 years and we don’t have any link with SIMI,” Mozawala told TCN.
According to the website of the Khair-e-Ummat Trust, it is involved in providing educational assistance, scholarships and financial helps to poor patients, admitted in various government hospitals in Mumbai.
The background note of the sixth ban on SIMI submitted by the Central Government to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice V.K. Shali alleges, “There are over three dozen fronts/pseudonymous organizations of SIMI which are state specific and being used for carrying out its activities including collection of funds, circulation of literature, regrouping of cadres, etc.”
Khair-e-Ummat Trust has been listed as one such “front/pseudonymous organization” at serial number one under the head of Maharashtra. The background paper lists many other organizations in Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Delhi.
The background note alleges that “SIMI regrouped its cadres and revived the organization through pseudonymous/front organizations, clandestine meetings and circulations of leaflets, posters and magazines.”
The total number of such alleged front/ pseudonymous organizations is 51 out of which four organizations have been alleged to function at all India level while remaining have been stated to be state specific. The background note gives names of such organizations.
Links:
http://khaire-e-ummat.org/