Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar, a prominent Sunni scholar leading the Kerala Muslim Jamaat, has been drawing significant attention during his ongoing Kerala Yatra.
The outreach tour comes in the run-up to the centenary celebrations of the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, the largest and most influential body of traditional Islamic scholars in the State.
Mr. Kanthapuram’s yatra, being conducted from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram from January 1 to 16, stands in sharp contrast to the Samastha Centenary Sandesha Yatra led by Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama president Syed Jifri Muthukoya Thangal, which travelled from Kanyakumari to Mangaluru from December 19 to 28.
Despite health struggles, Mr. Kanthapuram has been spreading the message of human love and kindness, sparking a social media buzz.
Kanthapuram is also eliciting praise and support from several Muslim League workers who once had opposed him vehemently. “We don’t have any enemies,” said Karulai Jamal, explaining the arrangements of the yatra.
