''No Need For Amendment'': Tamil Nadu Waqf Board Chief On Centre's Move

The state Waqf Board chairman Abdul Rahman termed the move as ''conspiracy'' and called it an attempt to destabilise Waqf properties.

The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board has strongly opposed the Centre's reported plan to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards. The state Waqf Board chairman Abdul Rahman termed the move as ''conspiracy'' and called it an attempt to destabilise Waqf properties. 

Waqf bodies are custodians of the properties donated by Muslim philanthropists for religious and charitable purposes and around ten lakh acres of these  properties are looked after by these bodies across the country.

The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board alone manages around 1.8 lakh acres of land, and Mr Rahman emphasized that the proposed amendments would weaken the board's ability to protect these properties.