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Is assurance on court verdict still valid, asks AIMPLB

LUCKNOW JULY 6. Following is the text of the clarification sought by the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board chairman from the Sankaracharya of Kanchi, Sri Jayendra Saraswati, after receiving the latter's first letter dated June 16, 2003, containing a five-point formula to resolve the Ayodhya issue. The letter is addressed to N. Sundaresan, trustee of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Charitable Trust of Sri Jayendra Saraswati.

Dear Shri N. Sundersan,

Maulana Syed Mohammed Rabey Nadwi, president, All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, has directed me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated June 16, 2003, which was delivered on June 20, 2003.

The Maulana appreciated the personal courtesy extended to him by His Holiness Jagadguru Shankaracharya by his touching gesture of having taken the trouble of travelling from Delhi to Lucknow to enquire after his health. By the grace of Allah, the Maulana's health has improved considerably.

Love for motherland is the article of faith for every Muslim. Our beloved country is passing through delicate times. To achieve prosperity and strength it is absolutely necessary that all the segments of Indian citizenry should march together and are bound in bonds of affection and goodwill.

Hindu-Muslim unity, which was the cornerstone of our struggle for freedom, still remains the bedrock of our nations progress towards prosperity with justice to all. His Holiness has made sincere efforts in this direction and your letter under reference is looked upon as an endeavour in this area.

The Maulana, as president of the All-India Personal Law Board, has convened a meeting of its executive committee on 6th of July 2003. But before the Maulana puts the letter before the executive committee, certain clarifications are needed as detailed below to enable the executive committee to come to some final conclusions.

First, may I request you to turn to the letter dated 8th March, 2002, written on behalf of His Holiness by Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peethadipati Jagadguru Sri Shankaracharya swamijee (Srimatam Sansthanam) addressed to the late Maulana Mujahid-ul-Islam Qasmi, the then president of the board, containing similar proposals which contained a categorical assurance that both Hindus and Muslims will abide by the court verdict...the present proposal, however, is silent on this assurance. The Maulana desires to know whether such assurance is still valid and binding and if it is so, what practical/legal measures are conceived to implement such assurances.

Secondly, as you are well aware, the executive committee of the board has passed the resolution dated 10th March, 2002, expressing its inability to consider the proposals contained in the letter dated 8th March, 2002, with detailed reasons.

Please see our resolution dated 10th March 2002. The Maulana desires to know whether His Holiness will be able to furnish the details as desired by the board. You will kindly appreciate that the above clarification amongst others are extremely crucial and important and the Maulana humbly requests His Holiness to respond to these positively well before the 6th of July, 2003. Such response will go a long way in establishing congeniality and confidence between our two great communities.

Yours sincerely,

(Mohammed Hamza Hasani)

Personal secretary to the president — PTI

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