The home ministry has suspended the foreign funding licence of a prominent Kerala-based NGO linked to influential Sunni leader, Sheikh Aboobacker Ahmed, after detecting violation of provisions of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 (FCRA).

The suspension bars Markazul Ighasathil Kairiyathil Hindiyya – which has recieved over Rs 146-crore contributions from abroad in the last three years – from receiving funding from international donors without prior permission. The prime violation cited by MHA is diversion of foreign contributions by Markazul.

(With inputs from agencies)