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Jayalalithaa seeks a hike in Haj quota, terms present allotment 'woefully inadequate' | | Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Friday urged Prime Minister
Dr. Manmohan Singh to enhance the state’s Haj quota, terming the present allotment
of 2,863 seats against 12,000 applicants, “woefully inadequate.” In a letter to
Dr. Singh, she said, “As per guidelines for Haj 2012, of these 2,863 seats, 1,146
will be apportioned for various reserved categories and about 1,717 dispensed
for selection under the general category, leaving the rest of over 9,000 disappointed.”
She further called the allotment of 2,863 seats an “all time low.” “I therefore,
request your kind intervention to enhance the quota, taking into account the sizeable
Muslim population and the large number of applications received from Tamil Nadu
for 2012,” she said. The Ministry of External Affairs may be requested to release
a suitable additional number, so that a greater number of pilgrims from Tamil
Nadu would be able to perform the Haj pilgrimage, she added.
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