Information on the Majlis Ittehad ul Muslemin could not be found among the sources currently available at the DIRB in Ottawa. However, the attached section of the Political Parties of the World which contains information on the Majlis-Ittehad-ul-Mussalman party might be of interest.

According to the Political Parties of the World, the Majlis-Ittehad-ul-Mussulman party, known also under the name of the Majlis Muslim Party, is an Islamic party whose objective is to represent the Moslem minority, particularly in the state of Andhara Pradesh (1988, 273). This source reports that this party has won three seats in the Andhara Pradesh state Assembly elections of January 1983 and again won three seats (out of 294) in further state elections in March 1985 (ibid.). The same source indicates that in the 1984-85 Lok Sabha elections, this party won a seat among the 42 Andhara Pradesh seats (ibid.).

Attached please also find a section of the Islam and Islamic Groups which mentions a Muslim party named Ittehadul Muslimeen (1992, 94). According to this source, the Ittehadul Muslimeen is a regional Muslim organization who "made some headway in state elections" but its appeal "remained limited in places such as Hyderabad in Andhara Pradesh" (ibid.).

Information on the treatment of the Majlis Ittehad ul Muslemin members by the Hindu population and the Indian authorities could not either be found among the sources currently available at the DIRB in Ottawa. However, please refer to Response to Information Request IND6583.E of 25 July 1990 for information on the harassment of Muslims by the Hindu majority in Hyderabad and Andhara Pradesh state since 1947 and to the attached article from Reuters on the tension reigning in Hyderabad after the riots between Hindus and Muslims (19 Dec. 1990) .

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Islam and Islamic Groups. 1992. Edited by Farzana Shaikh. London: Longman Current Affairs.

Political Parties of the World. 1988. 3rd ed. Edited by Alan J. Day. Chicago: St. James Press.

Reuters. 19 December 1990. Moses Manoharan. AM Cycle. "Hindu and Moslems Militants Turn to Electronic Propaganda." (NEXIS)

Islam and Islamic Groups. 1992. Edited by Farzana Shaikh. London: Longman Current Affairs.

Political Parties of the World. 1988. 3rd ed. Edited by Alan J. Day. Chicago: St. James Press.

Reuters. 19 December 1990. Moses Manoharan. AM Cycle. "Hindu and Moslems Militants Turn to Electronic Propaganda." (NEXIS)