The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat, umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations, has deplored the abrupt removal of Mr M. W. Ansari IPS, from the post of the Secretary of the Maulana Azad Education Foundation. The abrupt and hasty action has been taken by the Minister of Minority Affairs without any proper enquiry, and in clear violation of the model code of the election and despite the fact that the minister had only a few days left in office.
In a statement on 12 May, Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan, President of AIMMM, said that the abrupt and untimely removal of an efficient and honest officer sends a very wrong message to the country and the community. Dr Khan has written in this respect to the Chief Election Commissioner and Mrs Sonia Gandhi, chairperson of UPA, asking for a quick reversal of this hasty and wrong decision and reinstatement of the honest officer who had brought life back to the Maulana Azad Educational Foundation.