Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ) founder P Jainulabdeen’s video supporting the Waqf Amendment Bill has gone viral on social media.
In a video that seems to be from his channel, he is seen saying, “Why was Waqf Board created. These Waqf Board officials are corrupt – the Waqf member, Chairman, other officials, they take bribe, they appoint corrupt officials in positions, they chase out the good ones. If you consider the corruption in the country, Waqf is where the highest corruption is taking place. We knew this was happening for a very long time. We have been stressing on the need to remove the Waqf Board. They are doing us no good. Do you know what these people have done? They have transferred the Waqf properties to have party offices. If it was with us people, we wouldn’t have done that. But with the help of these Waqf Board officials and giving land to the DMK or ADMK people. So many party officers are in Waqf land and Waqf properties are with people with money. If you ask who is responsible for this – it is the gang that was selected to protect Waqf properties. They include an MP, MLA – all to share the loot. There are some conditions that the officials must include a Muslim MP or MLA. But the BJP has brought in a bill to change this. So if this comes, then we will be able to take care of our Waqf properties in our locality. Take for example in a village, a Muthawali has looted several crores worth of property and the village is furious over this and want him to be removed. But what he will do is get an extension for his tenure. If that happens, no one can do anything. Then they will bring the police and claim the people cannot do anything. So because of this Waqf Board, corruption is at its peak. They are just giving away properties to whoever they want, especially to the people in power.”
In another clipping he is seen saying, “We are thinking that it will be nice if this Waqf is removed. So the BJP brought in the Amendment Bill as a private bill. Now the ones who are against this are boiling! They are pretending as if this is against the Muslim community. They claim 500 acres of Waqf land is lying unretrieved in Coimbatore. But who is responsible for that? Is it because of you who did all that corruption or the private people who got fooled? They also claim 1000 acres got lost in Trichy. How did it happen – when the Waqf Board was there or when it didn’t exist? They are spinning stories like this, they make a list like this and call to retrieve Waqf Board. It is the same people who gave away Waqf properties to the politicians and they are saying this – the Waqf officials. They are enjoying the wealth of the Waqf. They claim they lost 1000 acres in Trichy, 300 acres in Sanghaghiri, 100 acres in Satyamangalam, 100 acres in Dindigul, 200 acres in Nilgiris, 80 cent land in Main Bazaar area, 1000s of acres in Ramnad, Tirunelveli. They claim the government, the bill is trying to take away all this land. You say the law is responsible for the loss, but it is you who is responsible for it – the Waqf Board. You gave away the land by giving the patta to all those who you need, you gave them permission to sell. You are hand in glove with the corruption hat took place. Who is responsible for the destruction of Waqf wealth – the Waqf Board itself! So it will be a good thing if this ‘museebat’ is undone. Why are you jumping so much for the bill? You say you are going to retrieve everything. It was you who lost all the wealth in the first place. This is for your information. This is not a communal problem. If the problem of Waqf goes away, it is beneficial for the Muslim community. It is not a thing to worry about.”
எப்பா நீயாப்பா வகுஃப் பற்றி ஆதரவாக பேசுறது. ஆச்சர்யமா இருக்கு. pic.twitter.com/y6q8TCX4Hw
— Narasimman
(@Narasim18037507) April 6, 2025
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