அஸ்ஸலாமு அலைக்கும்
சுயமரியாதையை இழந்து, முஸ்லிம் இனச்சுத்தகரிப்பு செய்தவனின் காலைத்தொட்டு வணங்குபவர்களை என்னவென்று சொலவதென்றே தெரியவில்லை. இஸ்லாம் என்றால் என்னவென்றே தெரியாதவர்களுக்கு, இவர்கள் கொடுத்த தொப்பியை அணியாதது இஸ்லாத்துக்கு அவமானமாம்.
யா அல்லாஹ் எங்களை பெயர்தாங்கி முஸ்லிம்களாக அல்லாமல், இஸ்லாத்தை அதன் தூய வடிவில் பின்பற்றுபவர்களாக ஆக்குவாயாக. (இந்த படம் உண்மையானதா அல்லது மார்பிங் செய்யப்பட்டதா என்பது டைம்ஸ் ஆஃப் இன்டியாவுக்கே வெளிச்சம்.)
Narendra Modi began a fast on September 17 to promote 'goodwill' in what was seen as a bid to project himself as a potential candidate for premier. (AFP Photo)
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi refused to put on a 'skull cap' offered by a Muslim cleric during his Sadbhavana' fast in Ahmedabad.
Sayed Imam Shahi Saiyed, a cleric of a small Dargah in Pirana village on the outskirts of the city (he lives in Savali village of Dakor taluka), had on Sunday gone up to stage to greet the chief minister, at Gujarat University Convention hall.
He offered Narendra Modi a 'skull cap', but Modi politely refused to wear it, asking him to offer a shawl instead. The imam did so, and Modi was seen accepting it.
"Narendra Modi's refusal to accept the cap is not my insult but an insult of Islam," Saiyed told reporters.
"I had come to Ahmedabad after hearing about the Sadbhavna Mission fast and went to the stage to felicitate Modi.
"When I offered him the cap he told me that he would not wear it. He might have thought that wearing a skull cap will dent his image...," the cleric said.
The BJP, however, said it was a non-issue. "Narendra Modi has clearly said that his policy is not of appeasement of a section of society unlike other parties, but our approach is development for all and treating everyone as equal," party spokesperson Vijay Rupani said.
"Thousands of members of the minority community have come here, but nobody insisted that Narendra Modi put on a skull cap. This is a non-issue which is being turned into a big one by our opponents," Rupani said.
Sayed Imam Shahi Saiyed, a cleric of a small Dargah in Pirana village on the outskirts of the city (he lives in Savali village of Dakor taluka), had on Sunday gone up to stage to greet the chief minister, at Gujarat University Convention hall.
He offered Narendra Modi a 'skull cap', but Modi politely refused to wear it, asking him to offer a shawl instead. The imam did so, and Modi was seen accepting it.
"Narendra Modi's refusal to accept the cap is not my insult but an insult of Islam," Saiyed told reporters.
"I had come to Ahmedabad after hearing about the Sadbhavna Mission fast and went to the stage to felicitate Modi.
"When I offered him the cap he told me that he would not wear it. He might have thought that wearing a skull cap will dent his image...," the cleric said.
The BJP, however, said it was a non-issue. "Narendra Modi has clearly said that his policy is not of appeasement of a section of society unlike other parties, but our approach is development for all and treating everyone as equal," party spokesperson Vijay Rupani said.
"Thousands of members of the minority community have come here, but nobody insisted that Narendra Modi put on a skull cap. This is a non-issue which is being turned into a big one by our opponents," Rupani said.
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