Vande Mataram cannot be imposed on Muslims – Popular Front
Popular front of India strongly condemns the attempts of Sangh Parivar to create communal divide and to question the patriotism of Muslim community in the context of the resolution passed by passed Jamiatul Ulema Hind regarding singing of Vande Mataram. The BJP which is in crisis due to internal feuds is just capitalizing the issue for political motives.
Any community has the right to uphold its belief system and to impose upon them a worship contrary to their tenets is against freedom of faith and secularism. To question the loyalty of Indian Muslim on the ground that it reject the concept of worshiping motherland is nothing but a mockery of patriotism. It is ridiculous that an organization like RSS whose leaders and ideologues had stayed away from the struggle for the freedom of the motherland is now pointing fingers at Muslims.
The Indian constitution has provided space for each and every community to adhere to its religious beliefs. Respecting the religious sentiments of each community is the binding force of a pluralistic society. The forces which tend to divide the nation by propagating hatred against the right of Muslim to practice monotheism and abstaining from worshiping another deity are positing a real threat to the integrity of the nation.
Popular Front of India also condemns the criticism leveled against the Home Minister P. Chidambaram for attending the Jamiatul Ulema Hind Conference. We fear that the apologetic stand later taken by the Home Minister distancing himself from the issue has only emboldened the communal elements. Popular Front of India expects all secular sections of the society especially the political parties to support the fundamental right of Muslims to keep away from singing a song which is against their religious belief system.
K. M. Shareef
General Secretary
Popular Front of India
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തേജസ് ഒരു വായന മാത്രമല്ല, ദൗത്യവുമാണ്.
M.T.P Rafeek, Sub Editor, Thejas Daily
www.thejasnews.com
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