18.06.10 Mangalore : PM.Ibrahim Musliyar and Mangalore Qazi T.Ahmed Musliyar could not check their emotions and shed tears on their social rounds in DK and Udupi Districts to investigate and final out the impact of dowry problem among poor Muslims they met in Hejmadi and Uchila, who had several grown up daughters at home and no money enough) to pay dowry claims to marry them off suitably.The Qazis met a father of 4 sons and 3 daughters, begging at Mosques in the city, then another with 2 daughters living in a rental house but unable to repay a loan of Rs. 30,000 to the Jamath committee at Kodi, besides 80 year old Isamma who lived in utter poverty. They saw Abdul Hameed who was about to sell his home to get his daughter married.
The Udupi Qazi Ibrahim Musliyar, suitably enlightened, called dowry “a Social Killer” who should be banned.