Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
He had visited Markaz campus in Sept 2022, a month before becoming prime minister.
Asked about his stand on the issue during an interview with NDTV, the Malaysian PM said that Kanthapuram was a traditional Islamic scholar and a great teacher in many ways. All my kids, including the girls, have been given all the opportunity to study and have the freedom,” he said. Musaliyar’s recent statement that women should remain confined to their homes faced severe backlash. He added that he, however, certainly does not necessarily share all his views. Ibrahim added that the scholar also runs a college for women and hence looking at the total context, he was not terribly worried. However, if he is asked about it, even by the scholar, he would certainly say that in Malaysia there are equal rights for women. “We have more female students in our universities. My wife is a medical doctor. He added that one doesn’t necessarily agree with all scholars, as you don’t necessarily agree with all prime ministers and presidents. The Malaysian PM is scheduled to meet Musaliyar and attend a special prayer gathering and a reception hosted by AP Sunni chief at Markaz Convention Centre. This will be Ibrahim’s second visit to Kerala to meet Musaliyar. He had also visited Madavoor Makham along with Musaliyar during that visit.
Kochi : Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said he does not agree with all the views of All India Sunni Jemiyyathul Ulema general secretary Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar, whom he is scheduled to visit in Kozhikode on Sunday.