Villagers in Tamil Nadu’s Thiruchendurai village were in for a shock after a land owner, trying to sell his land, was informed that he must get a no-objection certificate from the Waqf Board according to a recent letter to the sub-registrar’s office. Rajagopal wanted to sell a little over an acre of land when he was told to get the …
Sixty-year-old Rajagopal received the shock of his life when he walked into the sub-registrar’s office that morning. I told the registrar that I have all the documents to prove that this is my land but they showed me some documents claiming that the entire village now belongs to Waqf Board,” Rajagopal said. Landowners in six villages in Tamil Nadu’s Trichy …