Thiruvananthapuram: The Kanthapuram Sunni faction has called off its protests against the reconstitution of the Kerala Waqf Board after the state government assured the group a nominee on the board, minister Samsudheen said.
The faction had been agitating over the way the board was being reconstituted and over its own representation on the panel, which oversees Waqf properties and related affairs in the state. The assurance of a nominee addressed its core demand.
The decision to end the protest followed talks between the faction's leaders and the state government. The faction said it would have a voice in the board's work through its nominee.
The Waqf Board's reconstitution had drawn attention from several Muslim organisations in Kerala, and the Kanthapuram faction's stand was being watched closely in the state's Muslim political landscape. The issue had become a point of friction between sections of the community and the government.
The minister's statement signals an effort to close the row ahead of other business. Details of the nominee and the timing of the appointment were not specified in the reports available.
Kerala is governed by the Congress-led United Democratic Front, which took office after the 2026 assembly elections. Muslim organisations and parties, including the Indian Union Muslim League, are an important part of the state's political fabric, and Waqf-related matters often carry political weight.
Officials said the nominee's appointment would be notified in due course, though no date was given. Muslim organisations in the state had been divided over the reconstitution, and the faction's decision to end its protest is seen as a step towards calming the dispute.