Current Affairs - Persons - Discussion

George Kurian, a BJP leader and 'social and educational activist' from Kerala, has become the new vice chairperson of National Commission for Minorities (NCM). The appointment was made by union Minister of State for Minority Affairs (independent charge) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. The National Commission for Minorities is responsible for safeguarding the constitutional rights of minorities in India. Former Maharashtra minister Sulekha Kumbhare, Jain representative from Gujarat Sunil Singhi, and Parsi representative Vada Dasturji Khurshed Kaikobad Dastoor are the other members of the NCM.