Kannur, Oct 01: Adiraja Sainaba Ayisha Bi assumed
charge as `sultana` of the Arakkal clan, the only Muslim royal
family in South India, at a solemn function here on Sunday.
Documents relating to the palace and the erstwhile dynasty
were handed over to Ayisha Bi at the durbar hall of the
renovated Arakkal Palace facing the Arabian Sea.
The dynasty became prominent for fostering healthy martime
relations with Lakshadweep and foreign rulers and played a
pivotal role in the history of the region for centuries.
Eighty-year old Ayisha Bi, the senior most member of the
royal family assumed charge of the clan after the demise of
Sultana Adiraja Ayisha Muthubi at the age of 84 last
Wednesday.
The function was attended, among others, by local MP A P
Abdulla Kutty, the district collector and chairperson of
District Tourism Promotion Council, Ishita Roy and
representatives of Chirakkal royal family, with whose lady
member the Arakkal family had entered into wedlock and became
seat of convergence of Hindu-Muslim religious customs and
conventions.
Bureau Report
