Vellore waqf shocker shows why law didn't trigger CAA-like protests

Vellore waqf shocker shows why law didn't trigger CAA-like protests

The arbitrary nature of land claimed as waqf properties was revealed in the notice served to 150 families in Tamil Nadu's Vellore by a mosque and dargah. Just a day earlier, PM Modi said how letters from Muslim widows triggered the waqf reforms. The arbitrariness of the claims, with even Muslims being victims, reveals why the anti-waqf law protests didn't take the shape or ferocity of the anti-CAA stir.

‘Land Has Been Waqf Since 1954’ – Mutawalli Defends Notice To Vellore Villagers Amid Protests, Says Villagers Have To Pay Land Rent - The Commune

Tensions flared in Kattukollai village of Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district after nearly 150 families received notices declaring their land as Waqf property, triggering protests and appeals to district authorities. The notices were issued by the Kilandai Masjid and the Hazarath Syed Ali Sultan Sha Dargah in Virinchipuram, located about four kilometres from the village. The villagers, many of whom say they have lived on the land for four generations,…