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Indian Muslims have moved forward but Babri Mosque Scars remain ever fresh

“The destruction of Babri Mosque on 6 December 1992 by BJP led Hindu zealots symbolised the manner in which identities of Indian communities were politically used by the state.” Chairman of Council of Indian Muslims—UK (CIM) Mr Munaf Zeena has said in a statement issued today.

Open letter to Dr Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India on the recurrence of anti-Muslim violence and police’s participation in it in Rajasthan

Dr Manmoham Singh
Prime Minister of India
New Delhi.

Dear Mr Prime Minister,

We are aghast at the brutal and extra-judicial killing of eight Muslims in Gopalgarh in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan. Even more shocking in these cold blooded murders is the participation of local police whose fascist and blood thirsty soldiers entered the mosque and showered bullets at the worshippers.

British Indian Muslims Condemn Delhi Blasts

British Indian Muslims, calling it wanton terrorism and mindless blood-letting, have strongly condemned the blasts outside Delhi High Court that killed 12 persons and injured many.

“We strongly condemn such cowardly and mindless acts of the desecration of human lives. Our thoughts go with the victims and their relatives.”  Chairman of Council of Indian Muslims—UK (CIM), Mr Munaf Zeena said in a statement issued today.

British Indian Muslims Condemn Mumbai Blasts

Council of Indian Muslims—UK (CIM) has strongly condemned serial blasts in Mumbai.

“We condemn these attacks on innocent people by bloodthirsty terror mongering beasts. Our thoughts go to the families of the victims among whom there would be women who would have been widowed, children would have been orphaned and the elderly parents would have lost the only support to them.” CIM’s Chairman Munaf Zeena said in statement issued today.

An Open letter to Mr Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar

Mr Nitish Kumar
Chief Minister of Bihar
Patna
Bihar
India

  

Dear Mr Chief Minister, 

Council of Indian Muslims—CIM (UK) is aghast at the brutal killing of poor labourers by the Bihar police in  Forbesganj on  02 June 2011. A video footage of this barbarity of Bihar police is now available for anyone to watch.

 We are sure, by now you will have seen the gruesome pictures of the victims of the “brave” police of Bihar that did not even spare a pregnant woman and an infant.

 Mr Chief Minister, this will be hard to believe that by now you have not watched the footage of a “victorious” and jubilant member of your police force swearing at and and jumping on the face and chest of a fallen man hit by bullets and who later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. In the clip his colleagues may be heard saying, “ho gaya, ho gaya, badla lya ja chukka” (It’s all done. Revenge has been taken) that tells a lot about the mindset of those entrusted with the sacred duty of keeping and maintaining law and order in the state.

British Indian Muslims deplore death sentences for Godhra Train burning

Chairman of Council of Indian Muslims—UK (CIM) has deplored the death and life sentences awarded to 31 convicts of Godhra train burning case as, “most bizarre and ignoble judgement in Indian legal history.”

A special court trying 94 Muslims in the case had earlier acquitted 63 of them and held other 31 guilty; 11 of them were yesterday handed death sentences and 20 life imprisonment.

Gujarat Massacre Unforgettable and Unforgiveable

 Commemorating the ninth anniversary of the massacre in the western Indian state of Gujarat of more than 2000 Muslims nine years ago on 28th February 2002, Chairman of Council of Indian Muslims—UK (CIM), Munaf Zeena has said that the horrific crimes committed by savages, with the connivance and incitement also by the Chief Minister of Gujarat are “unforgivable and unforgettable.”

British Indian Muslims Relieved at the Denial of Darul Uloom Deoband’s Chief praising Chief Minister of Gujarat

Council of Indian Muslims—UK (CIM) has expressed sense of relief at the denial by the rector of Darul Uloom Deoband, Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, of his alleged statement wherein he is said to have praised Gujarat’s Chief Minister Narendra Modi as published by Times of India (TOI).

British Indian Muslims Remember Babri Mosque Express shock at Modi being absolved for his role in Gujarat Riots

“December 6 is the sad day that brings the painful memory of the perpetuation of injustice meted out to Indian Muslims.” Chairman of Council of Indian Muslims—UK (CIM) Mr Munaf Zeena has said in a statement issued today, marking the 18thanniversary of Babri Mosque demolition in Ayodya on 6 December 1992.

British Indian Muslims Dismayed at Babri Mosque Judgement

British Indian Muslims have expressed shock and dismay at yesterday’s court judgement in the Babri Mosque case. 

“In this so-called judgement criminals have been rewarded for the crime of forcefully and illegally occupying on the night of 22 December 1949 and finally demolishing on 6 December 1992 the 16th century Babri Mosque and provoking anti-Muslim riots in which at least 3000 people were killed.” Chairman of Council of Indian Muslims (UK)—CIM, Mr Munaf Zeena,  said in a statement issued today. 

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