Will help curb ISIS but stop anti-Muslim rant by BJP leaders: Shia body tells Modi
Bengaluru: A prominent body of Shias on Thursday said the community is prepared to give all support to the government to help curb ISIS activities in the country but asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rein in BJP MPs and leaders from making statements against Muslims.
"We are with central government. We will support and give any information to curb ISIS and terrorist activities in India. At the same time, we would like the Prime Minister to rein in his MPs and leaders from making any ugly statements against Muslims," Anjuman-e-Imamia President Syed Zamin Raza told PTI here.
Raza said there is nothing Islamic about ISIS, the Islamic State - and their actions are evil and outside the boundaries set by Islam.
Speaking on the sidelines of the commemoration of martyrs of the Battle of Karbala, Raza said a provocative and an emotive speech against Muslims has the potential to spoil the good work done to check ISIS activities in India.
"A minute's speech against Muslims will spoil the good work of curbing ISIS activities in the country," he said.
Raza also accused USA and some sections of Wahabi cult in Saudi Arabia of supporting global terrorism.
"It is the US and some section of Wahabi cult in Saudi, who are spreading terrorism. Sunnis, however, are not terrorists. Why does the US does not take any action against such cult but are out to dismantle kingdoms of other Muslim countries. Why this double standard?" he asked.
Asked whether AEI has chalked out any strategy to stop Muslims from joining ISIS, Raza said an event will be held next month where all important leaders of Islamic communities will be present and discuss terrorism perpetrated by ISIS and other terrorist outfits including Taliban and Al-qaeda.
Raza said ISIS is a threat to humanity and it cannot be defeated unless all work together with the help of technology at people's disposal.
He said the terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut and Turkey are against divine and human laws. "We the Shia Muslim community join the nation in calling for swift apprehension and stiff punishment of the perpetrators," he said.
