'Muslims should not feel they are outsiders in India': Maulana Sajid Rashidi on Hamid Ansari's remarks
Rashidi said Muslims chose India at Partition and urged leaders to act against remarks that create insecurity, while BJP leaders condemned Ansari.
- On Sunday, All India Imam Association president Maulana Sajid Rashidi reacted to former Vice President Hamid Ansari's remarks on "Hindu extremism," asserting that Muslims should not feel like outsiders in India.
- BJP leader Advocate Karunasagar condemned Ansari's recent comments as "shameful," arguing it is dangerous to term Hindu resurgence as extremism and urging Ansari to address Maoist violence instead.
- Rashidi questioned why Ansari, who was "secular" while in power, now presents himself as a Muslim leader, alleging he seeks to improve his image among Muslims after leaving office.
- Emphasizing that Muslims chose India during Partition, Rashidi stated, "We say with pride that we are Muslims, but we are even prouder that we live in India," highlighting their national contributions.
- Rashidi urged political leaders to take action against statements suggesting Muslims do not belong in India, emphasizing that messages of harmony should be followed by all sections of society.
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Hamid Ansari's reference to Nehru's old statement has sparked a political controversy. VHP and BJP leaders have questioned his statement. Ansari, however, had cited Nehru's old remarks in A.G. Noorani's book.
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Times of India'Muslims should not feel they are outsiders in India': Maulana Sajid Rashidi on Hamid Ansari's remarks
All India Imam Association (AIIA) president Maulana Sajid Rashidi on Sunday reacted to former Vice President Hamid Ansari's remarks on "Hindu extremism" and RSS, saying that Muslims should not feel like outsiders in India and calling for action against statements targeting any community.
Maulana Sajid Rashidi disagreed with Hamid Ansari's statement and said that the entire community should not be blamed because of a handful of people.
The political temperature has risen over the statement of former Vice President of the country Hamid Ansari, in which he said that the threat to India is not communism but Hindu right wing communalism. However, he had made this statement quoting former Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Ansari had claimed that Pandit Nehru's statement has been written by AG Noorani in his book 'The RSS: A Menace to India'. Leaders from BJP to Vishw…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reacted sharply to former Vice President Hamid Ansari's remarks. In Greater Noida, he called the former Vice President's statement unfortunate.
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