Coimbatore District
United Jama-ath has appealed to the Union Minister of State for External
Affairs E. Ahamed to arrange for operating a direct flight to Jeddah from
Coimbatore for the benefit of Haj pilgrims in 15 districts around Coimbatore.
President and General
Secretary of the Jama-ath M. Amir Altaf and A. Abdul Jabbar met the Minister at
the Circuit House in Coimbatore on Thursday during his visit to the city and
presented the memorandum.
Jama-ath recalled the
representation made towards the same demand in 2006. They also added that the
number of Muslims going on Haj pilgrimage is increasing every year. Pilgrims
from Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchi, Salem, Dindigul, Karur, Tirupur, Erode,
Namakkal, Salem, Nilgiris and from Northern Districts of Kerala are forced to
spend three days and additional money by way of staying at Chennai to board the
special flight.
If one or two special
flights to Jeddah for Haj Pilgrims are operated from Coimbatore, pilgrims from
15 districts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala would stand benefitted and urged the
Ministry to consider the same at the earliest, they added.
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