Prominent Sunni scholar Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar is leading a Kerala Yatra from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram, drawing attention ahead of the Samastha centenary celebrations. This outreach tour, focused on human love and kindness, has garnered social media buzz and support from former opponents. The yatra occurs alongside a separate centenary commemoration led by Samastha president Syed Jifri Muthukoya Thangal, highlighting a division within the influential Islamic scholars' body, with both factions claiming to represent the original Samastha.