Governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s alleged statement that madrasas were spreading hatred has drawn sharp criticism from Muslim bodies in the State. Several Muslim bodies condemned Mr. Khan for allegedly saying that madrasas were propagating that those who speak against God should be killed.
The Kerala Muslim Jamat (KMJ) State secretariat said in a statement that Governor’s statement was sheer falsehood and unbecoming of a high post that he holds. “Madrasas are not spreading hatred. Rather they are teaching methods of peaceful coexistence. The terrorist philosophy of slaughtering critics should not be accounted for Islam,” said the KMJ.
Condemning the brutal killing of a man at Udaipur in Rajasthan for supporting former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, the KMJ challenged the Governor to show any lesson in madrasa textbooks that propagate violence.
