India’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday as the two discussed a wide range of issues.
In a post on X, PM Modi said he had a “very good interaction with Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad Sahab, the Grand Mufti of India. We exchanged views on a wide range of issues”.
“His efforts,” noted the Prime Minister, “for further social peace, fraternity and the improvement of education deserve attention.”
His efforts for further social peace, fraternity and improvement of education are noteworthy.
The prime minister also shared photos from the meeting.
Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad is the 10th and current Grand Mufti of India, appointed in February 2019. As a prominent Sunni scholar from Kerala, he heads the All-India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama.