Summary:
When contacted by The Sunday Express, Imam Barkati said, “I have not been told about this issue at all. FROM LEFT- TMC MP Idrish Ali and Sahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Mosque Maulana Nurur Rahman Barkati. The Wakf Estate of Prince Golam Mohammed that takes care of the Tipu Sultan mosque in Kolkata has decided to take legal action against the former Imam of Tipu Sultan mosque at Esplanade, Syed Mohammad Nurur Rahman Barkati, for allegedly registering marriages of couples in an illegally way. Earlier this year, in interviews to several media houses Imam Barkati had claimed that he could swing the Muslim vote in West Bengal in favour of the BJP on the payment of adequate compensation. He used to hold press conferences at the Tipu Sultan Masjid..