Musliyar, action council, or diplomacy: Who helped delay Nimisha Priya’s execution?

Who deserves credit for saving Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution in Yemen?

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00:00Who saved Nimisha Priya? That's what the fight is all about now. Even though the Kerala-based

00:07nurse is still imprisoned, taking credit for getting her execution delayed has become a

00:11matter of political clout and pride in Kerala. Kanthapuram AP Abubakar Musliyar is a renowned

00:16Muslim cleric from Kerala and is said to have made last-minute efforts to haul Priya's execution

00:21with support from a Yemeni Sufi scholar as per news agencies. However, Samuel Jerome,

00:25who led the Nimisha Priya Action Council and has been advocating for her release for years,

00:30said that no religious leaders were involved in the postponement. Users on social media are also

00:34criticizing the Kerala media for hyping Musliyar's role, saying it overshadowed India's diplomatic

00:39efforts. While the Kerala CM and MP Shashi Tharoor lauded Musliyar's efforts, with the ruling CPM

00:45praising him for showing the world the real Kerala story. CPM's alignment with Musliyar-led AP Group,

00:50which is a Muslim community-based group, may also explain the praise. Meanwhile, MEI spokesperson

00:55Randhir Jaiswal said on 17th July that they had no information to share about Musliyar's role.