The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board’s claim of ownership of seven Hindumajority villages and a 1500-year-old temple in Tiruchirappalli have left the Hindu residents of these villages and the nation shocked.
Thiruchenthurai, a village near Trichy, has been designated as a Waqf property by the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. Thiruchenthurai is a village in Tamil Nadu located on the Cauvery river's bank in the Tiruchirapalli district.
The issue unfolded when a Hindu resident, Rajagopal, attempted to sell his 1.02 acre of land to Rajarajeshwari. Rajagopal, a resident of Mullikarupur village, arrived at the registrar's office to get the sale of his land registered; he was shocked to learn that the land did not belong to him and instead belonged to the Waqf Board. The local Sundareswarar Temple, built 1500 years ago – much before even Islam was born – also belonged to Waqf.
To a shocked Rajagopal, Murali, the registrar said, "The Waqf Board owns the land on which you have come to register the deed. This contract cannot be registered, according to the Waqf Board's directive, you should obtain a no-obligation certificate from the Waqf Board in Chennai."
"Why do I need to obtain a no-obligation certificate from the Waqf Board to sell my land which I purchased in 1992?" Rajagopal inquired.
The registrar then showed a 250-page letter from Tamil Nadu Waqf Board to Rajagopal and said that any sale of land in Tiruchenthurai requires a no-objection certificate from the Waqf Board. "The Waqf Board has informed the deeds department by letter and documentation that the entire village is theirs. It has also been stated that individuals who come to register a deed for land in the village should obtain a certificate of no objection from them,
This story is from the October 02, 2022 edition of Organiser Weekly.
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