Indore, The eighth caravan of 145 Haj pilgrims left from Indore airport in the scorching heat. Despite the scorching heat, the enthusiasm of the pilgrims was not showing any signs of diminishing and the enthusiasm of hundreds of people who came to see them off was not taking its name. Due to Sunday being a holiday, a large number of family members and relatives hugged the pilgrims. Together they were requesting blessings for themselves as well. The faces of the Haj pilgrims lit up when Sanavvar Patel, who received cabinet minister status, reached Indore from Bhopal at Indore airport to bid them farewell. President of Indore District Haj Committee, Rashid Sheikh first welcomed the President of Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board Sanawwar Patel. Sanavvar Patel then welcomed all the pilgrims one by one and bid them farewell. Mufti-e-Malwa Maulana Noorul Haq Noori sent off the Hajis praying for ease of travel.

Senior BJP leaders Khorasan Pathan, Dr. Rizwan Patel, Saddam Pathan, Rehan Sheikh, Rehman Khan etc. were present on this occasion.