Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 5 (ANI): The Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), a body of Muslim religious organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to withdraw the directive to commemorate the 150th year of Vande Mataram on November 7 in the Union Territory, a statement by the religious body said.

The Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), the amalgam of all Muslim religious organisations of JK, headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, expresses serious concern over the recent directive issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Government's Department of Culture, instructing schools across the region to commemorate the 150th year of Vande Mataram through organized musical and cultural programs ensuring participation of all students and staf

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