Saudi Arabia Cancels 52,000 Private Hajj Slots; Tamil Nadu CM Stalin, JK CM Mehbooba Urge Modi’s Intervention

Saudi Arabia has reduced the Hajj quota allocated to India, leading to the cancellation of approximately 52,000 private Hajj slots. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party have urged the Indian central government to intervene. The Indian government attributed the quota reduction to non-compliance by Haj tour operators with timelines set by Saudi authorities. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting urgent diplomatic engagement with Saudi Arabia to resolve the issue and restore the private Hajj quota. The matter has drawn attention from various political leaders seeking a prompt remedy to the quota cancellation.