Earlier, when illegalities in her donation drives were exposed, Rana Ayyub had said she would return the foreign donations. But, Ketto says no donation has been refunded.
Fundraising platform Keto informed donors through the mail that funds raised by Islamist propagandist Rana Ayyub are under investigation by the Indian authorities for possible flouting of norms and regulations.
Using Ketto, Ayyub had raised funds on Ketto in three campaigns: Funds for slum dwellers and farmers; Relief work for Assam, Bihar and Maharashtra; and Help for Covid-19 impacted people in India.
Ketto also informed that total INR 2.69 crores were raised in the campaigns, which included INR 1.90 crore from Indian donors and the rest from foreign donors. Ayyub has not registered with the Union government for accepting foreign donations. The FCRA regulations maintain that registration with the Government of India is mandatory to receive foreign funding.
When this issue had come to light earlier, Ayyub had said she would return the foreign donations. But, Ketto informed the donors that no such step has been taken so far.
Rather than answering the genuine questions raised, Rana Ayyub resorted to playing the victim card. In a Twitter post she said, “In the last 3 months, I have seen the worst kind of intimidation and harassment by agencies. I had stayed quiet because I respect the law of the land. But now I will have to speak up. A detailed statement will be put out tomorrow. Calculated misinformation will be taken to court.”
