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Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct the Ministry of Minority Affairs to confirm all the 6,028 Hajj applications received in the state.
In a letter to Modi on February 24 text of which was released to the media here on Tuesday, Palaniswami said the Tamil Nadu State Hajj Committee has received 6,028 applications for Hajj 2020, including seven infants, against a quota of 3,736 numbers allotted to Tamil Nadu, by the Hajj Committee of India.
"The remaining pilgrims are hopeful that all their Hajj applications will get confirmed for Hajj 2020. A good number of vacancies are expected to be available since many states have not utilised their full quota due to many reasons including cancellations," Palaniswami said.
"I request you, Sir, to instruct the Ministry of Minority Affairs to confirm all the 6,028 Hajj applications recommended by the Tamil Nadu state Hajj Committee for Hajj 2020," he added.
--IANS
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