Bihar's new governor stands out as a rare Muslim politician repeatedly rewarded by Modi govt, and alongside Anandiben Patel, only leader to be appointed as governor twice in past decade.
Issue snowballed into a political controversy as governor questioned police for lax in his security Saturday but later maintained that he didn’t ask for enhanced cover.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan read out only last para of 61-page policy address prepared by Pinarayi govt. Assembly session concluded for day following dramatic turn of events.
Arif Mohammed Khan has had frequent run-ins with Pinarayi Vijayan govt in Kerala over issues like vice-chancellor appointments & 'delaying' key bills. Excerpts from an exclusive interview.
In his lecture, 2nd in series by Pradhan Mantri Sanghralaya, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan focused on Nehru's views on religion, saying the former PM himself created confusion about it.
Tensions between Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the Kerala government began soon after he entered the Raj Bhawan in 2019, with one spat leading to another ever since.
Ordinance removing Kerala governor as chancellor of state universities will lapse unless passed in assembly. Governor Khan himself had suggested the move to CM Vijayan in 2021.
Arif Mohammed Khan says he hadn't asked for finance minister to be sacked, but merely 'explained constitutional position' that minister cannot continue without governor's pleasure.
Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has pointed to UGC rules being flouted in the selection process of the V-Cs, but CM Pinarayi Vijayan has accused him of acting as ‘a tool of the RSS’.
The move, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan tells ThePrint in exclusive interview, comes after the 'suicide' of a 24-year-old medical student, allegedly because of dowry harrassment.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
A. M. Khan is a man of honour and integrity – something that is rare in today’s political circles. No wonder he is respected across the political spectrum.
He represents the modern Indian Muslim – one who is not afraid of the diktats of the regressive Islamic clergy. He never cared about the fatwas and other forms of violence and oppression used by the fundamentalist Islamic clergy in India. He was attacked and seriously wounded by Islamic radicals and fanatics several times and, by his Allah’s grace, he survived. But he never bowed before these regressive elements and always stood up for what he believed to be in the best interest of his community.. He has been the most forceful proponent for modernisation and incorporation of progressive ideals and ethos in Indian Muslim societies.
If only Rajiv Gandhi had listened to him during the Shah Bano episode, modern Indian history would have been completely different. Arif, despite being a devout Muslim, had the courage to stand up for Muslim women’s rights and push back against the regressive Islamic clergy. But Rajiv Gandhi cowered and yielded to the Mullahs.
A. M. Khan is a man of honour and integrity – something that is rare in today’s political circles. No wonder he is respected across the political spectrum.
He represents the modern Indian Muslim – one who is not afraid of the diktats of the regressive Islamic clergy. He never cared about the fatwas and other forms of violence and oppression used by the fundamentalist Islamic clergy in India. He was attacked and seriously wounded by Islamic radicals and fanatics several times and, by his Allah’s grace, he survived. But he never bowed before these regressive elements and always stood up for what he believed to be in the best interest of his community.. He has been the most forceful proponent for modernisation and incorporation of progressive ideals and ethos in Indian Muslim societies.
If only Rajiv Gandhi had listened to him during the Shah Bano episode, modern Indian history would have been completely different. Arif, despite being a devout Muslim, had the courage to stand up for Muslim women’s rights and push back against the regressive Islamic clergy. But Rajiv Gandhi cowered and yielded to the Mullahs.