Kasaragod native Muna Shamsuddin serves as Assistant Private Secretary to King Charles III
Kasaragod: Muna Shamsuddin, a native of Kasaragod, has brought pride to her hometown and the Malayali community by serving as the assistant private secretary to Britain’s King Charles III. Her prestigious appointment has garnered widespread recognition and admiration.
Muna, who pursued Mathematics and Engineering at the University of Nottingham, has had a distinguished career in diplomacy. She joined the British Foreign Service and excelled in significant roles, including Consulate General in Jerusalem and Deputy Head of Mission in Karachi, Pakistan.
In her current role, Muna oversees official events for King Charles III and accompanies the monarch on international visits. Her appointment last year reflects her diplomatic skills and dedication, earning the trust of the British royal family.
She is the daughter of the late Dr. Puthiyapurayil Shamsuddin, a prominent lawyer with a career spanning the US, Britain, and Saudi Arabia, and Shehnaz Shamsuddin. Her father was the son of late Advocate P. Ahmed, a well-known lawyer in Kasaragod.
Muna also has a familial connection to acclaimed writer Sarah Aboobacker, as Sarah is her father’s elder sister.
According to her cousin, Kasaragod businessman Mohammed Sameer, Muna frequently visited Kasaragod with her family during her childhood, with her last visit taking place a decade ago.
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SGPC writes to Mann, seeks ban on 'Emergency' in Punjab a day before release
Amritsar, Jan 16 (PTI): The SGPC on Thursday wrote to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, seeking a ban on the release of Kangana Ranaut's movie 'Emergency' saying it "tarnishes" the image of Sikhs and "misrepresents" history.
Actor and BJP MP Ranaut's 'Emergency' is slated to release in cinemas on January 17.
In the letter to Mann, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Harjinder Singh Dhami expressed strong objection to Ranaut's film.
Dhami said that if the film is released in Punjab, it will spark "outrage and anger" in the Sikh community and therefore it is the responsibility of the government to ban its release in the state.
The SGPC, an apex gurdwara body, had earlier also protested the film.
"It has come to our attention that the movie 'Emergency' produced by BJP MP Kangana Ranaut is going to be released on 17th January 2025 in cinemas in different cities of Punjab and the tickets have also started to be booked," its letter to Mann read.
Dhami said the SGPC had also protested the release of the movie in a letter to the Punjab Chief Secretary on November 14 last year.
"But it is sad that the Punjab government has not taken any step till now. If this film is released on January 17, 2025, then it is natural to create outrage and anger in the Sikh world," the current letter read.
Dhami said the SGPC will submit a letter also to all the deputy commissioners in Punjab, seeking a ban on the film in the state.
The SGPC denounced the "character assassination" of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the Khalistani militant killed in 1984 in a military operation.
"If this film is released in Punjab, we will be forced to strongly oppose it at the state level," Dhami said.
In August last year, the SGPC sent a legal notice to the producers of the 'Emergency' film, alleging that it "misrepresented" the character and history of Sikhs, and asked them to remove the objectionable scenes depicting "anti-Sikh" sentiments.
In the notice, the producers of the film, including Kangana Ranaut, were asked to remove the trailer released on August 14 from all public and social media platforms and tender a written apology to the Sikh community.
The SGPC objected to film writing separate letters to the Minister of Information and Broadcasting and the Central Board of Film Certification.
