The mufti mentioned regarding Maulana Desai that (a) he was against ladies taleem but then started doing it (b) he was anti-american and/or anti-american products but drives a chrysler. He then mentioned that Maulana Desai's answers regularly begin with insults namely fasiq, fajir etc and then he may or may not answer your question. He also mentioned that his Shaykh Maulana Maseeshullah (RA) had serious reservations about Maulana Desai. As for youry bury mufti you mention, it does not mean all muftis from that institution are the same.