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Tahirul
Qadri calrifies 'forget Gujarat riots' remarks
Saturday March 03, 2012 12:24:02 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: Under fire
from a section of Muslim community for his remarks on Gujarat
riots, Pakistani Islamic scholar Tahir-ul-Qadri has clarified that
he only stated that unfortunate incidents should not recur.
Qadri accused a section of media of distorting his statement made
during his visit to Gujarat last week.
"I was repeatedly asked about Gujarat incidents. I declined to
comment. I only said to them (people) to not repeat such
unfortunate incidents in future and to learn to live in peace.
Cutting throats of each other is condemnable whether it is here or
somewhere else. I said move on towards peace."
The Canada-based scholar gave his clarification in the early hours
of Saturday at a mammoth public meeting to mark 45th anniversary
of revival of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), a Muslim
political party.
Without naming Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, he said he
thanked the state government for providing him the security and
for facilitating his visit.
"This was my moral responsibility," he added.
Qadri has come under sharp criticism from Jamiat-ul-Ulema and some
other organizations, which alleged that he advised Muslims to
forget the riots. They also accused him of praising Modi.
Qadri, who has given a fatwa against terrorism, called upon the
international community to stop linking terrorism and Islam.
"When some Christians, Jews or Hindus resort to terrorism, you
don't call them Christian, Jewish or Hindu terrorism, then how can
you use a term Islamic terrorism?" he asked.
"Every religion and every country has terrorists. Terrorism is
terrorism. It has no religion. If you want to win war against
terrorism, stop linking terrorism and Islam," he said.
Member of Parliament and president of MIM Asaduddin Owaisi said
that the Gujarat chief minister will go to jail for the massacre
of Muslims.
Modi would not only lose the next elections in Gujarat but would
also land in jail, he said.
"Modi will spend rest of his life in jail. We have no faith in the
government but we have firm belief in Almighty Allah that Modi
will be punished," said the MP from Hyderabad.
"Modi's hands were soaked with blood of thousands of Muslims and
even after 10 years of Gujarat riots, the guilty are roaming
free," Owaisi added.
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