Syedna Taher Fakhruddin on his way to the formal coronation

The rift in the Dawoodi Bohra community just became a gaping chasm. In a move that will definitely shake things up in the ongoing succession battle for the community’s leadership, the Fakhruddin faction has kicked off a three-day celebration in honour of their claimant, Taher Fakhruddin’s 50th birthday by formally coronating him ‘Syedna’.