Mangalore, October 3: The fifth and final batch of pilgrims leaving for Hajj from city was given farewell at Mangalore Airport on Tuesday.
The pilgrims were formally seen off by Chairman of Karnataka State Minorities Commission Anwar Manippady and Chairman of B A Group of Institutions B A Ahmed Haji Mohiuddin.
The flight carrying 187 pilgrims including 162 from Dakshina Kannada district, 11 from Chikmagalur, five from Udupi, eight from Kodagu and one from Uttara Kannada district, departed to Madina from the Airport at 1.20 pm.
The departure of the flight had been slightly delayed owing to the heavy downpour that occurred earlier on Tuesday.
This year 1,065 pilgrims altogether have left for Hajj from Mangalore in five batches, comprising of 220 pilgrims each in the first and second batch, 219 each in third and fourth along with 187 in the final batch. Among them, 547 were male and 518 were female.
On the occasion, president of Mangalore Hajj camp management committee Y Mohammed Kunhi, State Hajj Committee officer Firoze Pasha, former chairman of Zeenath Baksh Jumma Masjid K Khalid Bava, Moideen Bava, Haneef Haji and Azeez Baikampady wished well to the departing pilgrims.
Mr Kunhi expressed his sincere gratitude to those who had rendered their service to Hajj pilgrims for the past week, including Haneef Haji, Moideen Bava, Azeez Baikampady, C Mohammed Haji, Fazal Haji Puttur, Rafeeq Haji Puttur, Zakir Hussain, Riyaz Haji, Hameed Kudroli, C M Mustafa, Abdur-rahman, Siraj Haji, C H Ullal, Haneef Bajpe, Sharief Haji Bajpe, I Moideenabba, Iqbal, M M Haji, Riyaz Bava, Ahmed Bava Bajal, A B Bajal, B S Basheer, Riyaz Beary, Rasheed Beary, Rafeeq Kadaba, Salim Bajpe as well as all the volunteers who participated in the Hajj camp. He also thanked the director of Mangalore Airport Authority, police department along with district administration.
Sirajuddin Saqafi of Bajpe Masjid performed Dua.
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