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 Centenarian
wants to go for Haj
The
Milli Gazette
Jaipur: One hundred and twenty years old Munni Begum
has submitted her Haj application form in theOffice of Rajasthan Haj
Welfare Society in Ram Ganj Bazar. She will be accompanied by her elder
son, 80-year-old Ali Khan, 52-year old grandson Nasir Khan, grand
daughter-in-law Aqeela and other household members. Haj Welfare Society’s
chairman Khwaja Nizamuddin warmly welcomed her and garlanded her. She said
that she had applied for Haj on earlier occa-sions but could not be
selected. Khwaja Nizamuddin told her that he will request the Haj
Committee of India that as a special case she may be selected for Haj
with-out going through the present lottery system. Munni Begum lives in
Ram Ganj locality of Jaipur along with about 150 members of her household
of which, obviously, she is the eldest.
Source:
The
Milli Gazette, 1-15 June 2010
This article appeared on
page no. 1 of the 1-15 June 2010 print edition of The Milli Gazette.
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