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Buddha's apology sought

Buddha's apology sought

Author: Arindam Sarkar
Publication: The Hindustan Times
Date: February 7, 2002

Muslim community leaders here have demanded a "public apology" from Buddhadev Bhattacharjee for the anti-madrassa statements attributed to him.

"It simply isn't fair on the part of the media and the Chief Minister to make sweeping statements against the Muslim community. Besides, his flip-flop is so confusing. Once he says madrassas in Bengal are safe havens for ISI agents. Then he attacks the media for distorting his statements. What is he up to? A closed-door meeting won't assuage our feelings. He has hurt the entire qaum with his statements. He must apologise in public," said Khateb Imam Muftib of Jama Masjid Nakhoda Sheikh Mohammed Sabir. "He can't do a thing against the madarassas. There's no way anyone can stop us from teaching the Holy Quran."

"He says he wants madrassas to be modernized. What difference is there between him and the saffron leaders? From what he says it appears that he even wants to tamper with the syllabus. This we'll never allow," said Mohtamim Darul Quran Madrasa Azmatia Qari Fazlur Rahman. "The Quran and The Hadis can never give way to moderrn science and computers." Eminent Urdu columnist Syed Ali pointed out that Bhattacharjee perhaps never anticipated that the Muslims would raise their voice if he talked about the ISI and madrassas in the same vein, for nothing can be proven.

Meanwhile, Buddhadev intends to begin a salvage operation tomorrow. He will explain himself to Musilm intellectuals and tell them how he had been misquoted by the Press. On February 11, he will address madrassa teachers at the Rabindra Sadan.

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Congress raps BJP on UP madrassas

The Congress has deplored the BJP's "tendentious" campaign against madrassas in UP and alleged that it was yet another ploy to inject communal prejudices into the poll campaign. "We regret to note that BJP leaders have launched a tendentious campaign against madrassas as such," Congress spokesman S Jaipal Reddy said.

HTC, New Delhi
 


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