In his new role as president of the Ajmer Dargah Management Committee, the Prince of Arcot Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali has set his priorities for the Dargah. To tighten security arrangements in and around the shrine tops his agenda. Besides, he wants better connectivity for Ajmer city and better management of resources at the Dargah.
Talking to mediapersons in Bangalore after a felicitation program organised in his honour by the Tamil Nadu Shia Muslim Convention, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali elaborated on his plans. "I have already written to the Civil Aviation Ministry about the need for an airport at Ajmer," he said. He said that he wanted to set up a university on one of the lands of the Dargah, the tomb of the Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti.
The Nawab is the first from South India to be appointed president of the Ajmer Dargah Management Committee, a statutory body of the Government of India.
“It is an honour and at the same time a great responsibility,” the Nawab said of his Ajmer assignment. Since assuming office as president in September, 2007, the security has been stepped up at the Dargah.
Addressing the gathering at the felicitation program, he appealed to all religious sects to eschew fanaticism, which only served to weaken the nation, especially in times when Islam was being targeted as a religion of terrorism.
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Aamir
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University on Ajmer Dargah land proposed
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Asso. of Muslim Professionals
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Good to hear that the Prince of Arcot/ Tamil Nadu is planning to overhaul the functioning of the Ajmer Dargah. Also good to hear his plans to build a university on the land/properties of the Dargah. Several Dargahs in South India (eg Khawaja Gharib Nawaz in Gulbarga) have built engineering colleges for the Muslim community. But North Indian Dargahs are still living in the past.
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Aamir
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