Udupi, Mar 5: Cleric-cum-politician Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan has called upon the Muslims to get united and emerge as a political power in the country rather than being divided and becoming slaves of various political parties.
The founder of the Uttar Pradesh-based Ittehad-e-Millat Council was speaking after inaugurating the Unity Convention hosted by the Udupi Zilla Muslim Okkoota on Sunday, March 4 at Beedinagudde here to create awareness among Muslim community and remind them about their responsibility towards nation building.
“You should present your demands before political parties and support the party which fully assures to fulfil all your demands. You have to utilize the political parties for the welfare of the community. Do not allow the political parties to utilize you and treat you like a mere vote bank,” he advised.
Stating that a true Muslim will always love his country, he said that Muslims need not to care when certain vested interests question their patriotism for political reasons.
“You (Muslims) are not traitors. Your religion (Islam) doesn’t allow you to become traitors. Those who spread hatred against you and call you traitors and anti-nationals are the real traitors and anti-nationals,” he said.
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If muslim had super power with nuclear weapon, figther jet etc. and instead of wearing kurth & payjam they wear black suit with tie like american and then drop BOMB on poor yogesh house and kill all your child, wife, mother after that yogesh try to fight back with old rated rifle" THEM MUISLIM WITH BLACK SUIT & TIE CALL YOGESH YOU ARE TRRROEIST"
Dear YOGEST will you accept This?
you should clean your mind before the soul leaves from your body.
the biggest terrorist in the entire universe is AMERICA dont act like them.
Mr. sangeeth....abba what r u saying my friend really???? first check how many criminals are there in BJP party and corrupted politicians one poster boy example is in front of you Mr. yeddy he is CM candidate of karnataka.... and you people are supporting him..... U people are andh bakht who cant see anything accept modi modi and hindutva..... this chors will not feed you and ur family only you have to..... so think of it before you say something
Mr. Yogesh.... what about your relatives sadhvi pragya, karnal purohit, aseemanand are this people desh bhakts...... who havent hoisted the national flag for more than 52 years....wah bhai wah tum karo to nationalist aur hum kare to anti national........ vinaash kaal
Simple thing is in India if a muslim protests or kills then he is branded as terrorist but if non-muslims do the same they are naxals. I just want to know how many Army personnel and citizens have Naxals massacred.
Stop blabbering. Most of your people are traitors and antinationals. If we, bjp not there, then you would have turned our Bharatha into hell
Mr. Khan, You cant say All muslims are not traitors.. 99 percent of terrorists are muslims... You can check anywhere. I am challenging you mr. khan
Present scenario changed alot. If you are working for society then you cant be in any political parties.. All parties are corrupted
Dear SDPI, PFI workers.., Please note this. Dont be slaves of political parties
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