Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct the Ministry of Minority Affairs to confirm all the 6,028 Haj applications received in the state.

In a letter to Modi on February 24 text of which was released to the media here on Tuesday, Palaniswami said the Tamil Nadu State Haj Committee has received 6,028 applications for Haj 2020, including seven infants, against a quota of 3,736 numbers allotted to Tamil Nadu, by the Haj Committee of India.

"The remaining pilgrims are hopeful that all their Hajj applications will get confirmed for Haj 2020. A good number of vacancies are expected to be available since many states have not utilised their full quota due to many reasons including cancellations," Palaniswami said.

"I request you, Sir, to instruct the Ministry of Minority Affairs to confirm all the 6,028 Haj applications recommended by the Tamil Nadu state Haj Committee for Haj 2020," he added.