Cyclewala, who has been ex-communicated by the Dawoodi Bohra community she was born in, had sent a memorandum to Syedna, alleging that his followers were torturing her family members.

Cyclewala was ex-communicated after a fatwa was issued in Syedna's name banning work in any bank or credit society dealing in interest on the grounds that the Koran prohibited such practise. Following the fatwa, all community members resigned from the society except Cyclewala.

Accusing community leaders of double standards, Cyclewala has questioned why the Saifee building, owned by the Saif Cooperative Thrift and Supply Society Limited which had been launched with the blessings of the Syedna had been rented out to a bank.

She also alleged, in the memorandum, that the community members did not allow her mother's body to be buried in the community's cemetery and it was only after she had sought police intervention that the burial was allowed.

Stating that the Koran did not recognise ex-communication, Cyclewala questioned the basis on which local community leaders had ex-communicated her and her family. She has requested Syedna to intervene and resolve the issue.