Ban on PFI: Profiles of a few of its prime leaders and workplace bearers

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Centre has banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) below the stringent provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act by issuing a gazette notification late Tuesday night time.

Here are profiles of a few of its prime leaders and workplace bearers who’ve additionally been arrested throughout nationwide raids carried out towards them this month:

1. O M A Salam, PFI chairman Salam, an worker of the Kerala State Electricity Board, has been “suspended” and is dealing with departmental inquiry owing to his hyperlinks with the PFI. He can be related to the Rehab India Foundation (RIF), alleged to be a entrance of the PFI.

2. Anis Ahmed, nationwide normal secretary, who studied in Bengaluru is a crucial “cog” for increasing the cyber actions and presence of the PFI. He was working with a worldwide telecommunications firm, from the place he was suspended not too long ago, and probe companies discovered him to be “proactive” on social media, and information channels and for making feedback/reactions on present points and is seen vocal/essential in regards to the central authorities’s insurance policies and governance.

3. P Koya, nationwide government council member A former “active” member of the banned SIMI, he went to Qatar in 1986 to work at a personal firm for 3 years. He later labored as a lecturer at Kozhikode University in Kerala. Koya acted because the director of the Islamic Youth Centre (IYC), Kozhikode propagates “Islamic ideology, which actually nurtures Islamic fundamentalism and Muslim militancy”, the probe companies say.

4. E M Abdur Rahiman, nationwide vice-chairman Rahiman is a retired librarian from the Cochin University of Science and Technology positioned in Ernakulam district of Kerala. He has been a former president of SIMI. Federal companies say he’s a “very influential leader of PFI and also a decision maker”.

5. Afsar Pasha, nationwide secretary Pasha, a businessman, is an “active member” of the PFI since its formation in 2006.

6. Abdul Wahit Sait, member of the nationwide government council He hails from the Cutchi Memon neighborhood primarily based in Shivajinagar, Bengaluru, and is a “founding member” of the novel Islamic organisation (PFI) and runs a software program options enterprise.

7. Mohammed Shakib alias Shakif, nationwide secretary (media and public relations) A founding member of the PFI, he owns an actual property enterprise.

8. Minarul Sheikh, president, PFI West Bengal. A Ph.D. from Aligarh Muslim University, he conducts teaching courses and does analysis work.

9. Mohammed Asif, president, PFI Rajasthan He initially joined Campus Front of India (CFI) whereas pursuing commencement and have become its nationwide normal secretary. Was appointed PFI state vice-president in 2013-14. He may be very “active” and “responsible” for the unfold of organisation throughout the state in a proactive method, the companies mentioned.

NEW DELHI: The Centre has banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) below the stringent provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act by issuing a gazette notification late Tuesday night time.

Here are profiles of a few of its prime leaders and workplace bearers who’ve additionally been arrested throughout nationwide raids carried out towards them this month:

1. O M A Salam, PFI chairman Salam, an worker of the Kerala State Electricity Board, has been “suspended” and is dealing with departmental inquiry owing to his hyperlinks with the PFI. He can be related to the Rehab India Foundation (RIF), alleged to be a entrance of the PFI.

2. Anis Ahmed, nationwide normal secretary, who studied in Bengaluru is a crucial “cog” for increasing the cyber actions and presence of the PFI. He was working with a worldwide telecommunications firm, from the place he was suspended not too long ago, and probe companies discovered him to be “proactive” on social media, and information channels and for making feedback/reactions on present points and is seen vocal/essential in regards to the central authorities’s insurance policies and governance.

3. P Koya, nationwide government council member A former “active” member of the banned SIMI, he went to Qatar in 1986 to work at a personal firm for 3 years. He later labored as a lecturer at Kozhikode University in Kerala. Koya acted because the director of the Islamic Youth Centre (IYC), Kozhikode propagates “Islamic ideology, which actually nurtures Islamic fundamentalism and Muslim militancy”, the probe companies say.

4. E M Abdur Rahiman, nationwide vice-chairman Rahiman is a retired librarian from the Cochin University of Science and Technology positioned in Ernakulam district of Kerala. He has been a former president of SIMI. Federal companies say he’s a “very influential leader of PFI and also a decision maker”.

5. Afsar Pasha, nationwide secretary Pasha, a businessman, is an “active member” of the PFI since its formation in 2006.

6. Abdul Wahit Sait, member of the nationwide government council He hails from the Cutchi Memon neighborhood primarily based in Shivajinagar, Bengaluru, and is a “founding member” of the novel Islamic organisation (PFI) and runs a software program options enterprise.

7. Mohammed Shakib alias Shakif, nationwide secretary (media and public relations) A founding member of the PFI, he owns an actual property enterprise.

8. Minarul Sheikh, president, PFI West Bengal. A Ph.D. from Aligarh Muslim University, he conducts teaching courses and does analysis work.

9. Mohammed Asif, president, PFI Rajasthan He initially joined Campus Front of India (CFI) whereas pursuing commencement and have become its nationwide normal secretary. Was appointed PFI state vice-president in 2013-14. He may be very “active” and “responsible” for the unfold of organisation throughout the state in a proactive method, the companies mentioned.