Wakf Board chief chosen

Bengaluru: Ending days of speculation over the appointment of the chairperson for the state wakf board, senior Congress leader from Chitradurga Anwar Basha was unanimously chosen on Monday. The post had been vacant following the resignation of Muhammad Shafi Saadi, triggering intense lobbying for it.The wakf board office on Cunningham Road witnessed high-voltage action on Monday with minorities welfare minister Zameer Ahmed Khan, MLAs, MLCs and former ministers from the Muslim community and others gathering for the polls. The election process aroused a lot of interest with many expecting several contenders for the post. However, the leaders agreed on the candidature of Anwar Basha, who had previously served as district wakf board chairperson under SM Krishna’s government. tnn