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Muslim socio-cultural groups and individuals all over India continue to condemn the gruesome murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal by two hardline Islamists on June 28, 2022. Groups from Mumbai to Varanasi have asked citizens to maintain peace and not give in to extremist ideology.

According to news reports, a large crowd gathered in Varanasi on June 30 despite prohibitory orders. Citizens condemned the killers for attacking a man who had made a social media post in support of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma. Readers would recall that after Sharma made derogatory remarks about Prophet Mohammed during a television news debate, protests had broken out across the country. But the two men who killed Kanhaiya Lal, took things too far – as nothing can justify their barbaric act.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met the victim’s family along with other senior officials on Thursday, and promised a thorough inquiry into the matter. The Anti Terrorim Squad (ATS will not probe the matter. Further, he asked all religious leaders and citizens to maintain calm and not give in to the hateful agenda of anti-social elements.

Further spreading the message of peace, were groups like the Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) that condemned the brutal murder saying, “We advise those who speak on behalf of Muslim issues to desist from making emotional, bigoted, intolerant and fanatical appeals in the name of religion. As citizens of this country, the Muslim cause is best served through appeals to the constitutional ethos rather than some pan-Islamic rallying together in the name of saving the honor of the prophet.” The group further pointed out that incidents like that of Lal send a chilling message to dissenters within the community.

Earlier, 19-year-old Saad Ansari from Bhiwandi, Maharashtra was similarly hounded by the Muslim community for speaking his mind on the issue of blasphemy. Saad was made to apologise and read the Kalma again by a mob of about 150 people. For his son’s safety, his father sent him away to study. “If a young Muslim boy is fettered and not allowed to speak his mind, then it is a telling statement on the depths of intolerance that we Muslims have descended to,” said IMSD. It appealed to all Muslims not to fall for the rightwing-Islamist rhetoric.

Similarly, Maulana Abdul Batin Nomani, the Mufti-e-Varanasi strongly condemned the heinous crime, calling it a violation of Indian law and Islamic law. He appealed to residents to maintain peace and not give in to their emotions. “We strongly condemn this incident. This [killing] done by the people who took law in their own hands cannot be justified in any way because this act not only violates Indian laws but also Islamic laws,” he said.

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In another Rajasthan city Ajmer, the City Dargah Dewan Syed Zainual Abedin Ali Khan asked local Muslims to stand against the “Talibanised mindset” responsible for the gruesome killing, reported the Times of India. In a statement to central and state governments he urged the administration, religious heads and civil society groups alike to fight radical groups regularly acting against the constitution.

Similarly, the newspaper reported that Rajasthan Board of Muslims Waqfs Chairperson Khanukhan Budhwali appealed to citizens to maintain peace. He said that the real intention of such extremists was to disrupt peace and harmony.

Jamiat E Islami Rajasthan Secretary Naim Rabbani too said that such hatemongers deserve no place in society. Member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board Yasmin Farooqui called the attackers “misfit to live in society” and said Indians should identify and call out such radicals.

Further, many netizens decried the brutal murder in the name of religion. Politicians, journalists and others condemned the incident wherein the accused so blatantly boasted of their act. In fact, people rightly identified the core problem of this whole ordeal – hate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In a shocking instance of growing intolerance, a Hindu man in Udaipur, Rajasthan was beheaded by two hardline Islamists on June 28, 2022 for sharing a post in support of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma. Although the accused Riyaz and Gos Mohammed were arrested shortly after the incident, the news has horrified many citizens for its blatant display of intolerance.

Supreme Tailors owner Kanhaiya Lal was working in his shop on Tuesday, when one man came up to him and attacked him with a cleaver. The other accused recorded the crime on his mobile phone. After slitting Lal’s throat in broad daylight, the two said that they had avenged the insult to Islam and threatened to “get” Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the same weapon.

All this because Lal shared a post on social media in support of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma who had earlier made derogatory remarks against Islam and Prophet Mohammed. According to The Hindu, Lal was already booked by the local police over his remarks on social media. At the time, he had told the police that he feared for his life and had closed shop for a week.

Tensions rose in the area upon learning about the heinous murder. Shopkeepers closed shops and stopped police from taking away the body until the accused were arrested and the victim’s family compensated with ₹ 50 lakh and a government job. The body was finally moved late at night.

Rajasthan police declared a state-wide internet shutdown for 24 hours and imposed Section 144 for a month. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot appealed to the people to maintain peace.

“I appeal to everyone not to try to spoil the atmosphere by sharing the video of this incident. By sharing the video, the criminal’s purpose of spreading hatred in the society will be successful,” he said in a tweet in Hindi.

 

 

Condemning the murder, he promised strict action against the accused. In a press meeting, Gehlot said that the manner of the crime was “beyond imagination”, reported The Hindu. Further, he said the investigation would be carried out under the case officer scheme. Accused will receive a speedy probe and fast trial in the court. He also appealed to Modi to issue an appeal for communal harmony and brotherhood, and declare that violence in any form would not be tolerated.

Meanwhile, the Union Home Ministry sent a team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to the city to “explore” any “terror angle” as per a tweet from Home Minister Amit Shah.

 

 

Many people have decried the brutal murder in the name of religion. Politicians, journalists and others condemned the incident wherein the accused so blatantly boasted of their act.

 

Indian Musims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) has also condemned the attack saying, “We cannot have any sympathy for those extremist Muslims who espouse the ideals of the Taliban or ISIS,” adding, “IMSD reiterates its stand that there is no place for such an extremist mindset in India and that the culprits be handed the strictest possible punishment.” Further decrying hardliners and their calls for extreme actions against those accused of blasphemy, IMSD said, “We advise those who speak on behalf of Muslim issues to desist from making emotional, bigoted, intolerant and fanatical appeals in the name of religion. As citizens of this country, the Muslim cause is best served through appeals to the constitutional ethos rather than some pan-Islamic rallying together in the name of saving the honor of the prophet.”

At the same time, divisive elements have taken a narrow perspective of this as an instance where ‘a Hindu man was murdered by two Muslims’. Despite the fact that the Muslim community in India has widely condemned the act, communal forces continue to push their agenda. In fact, netizens have rightly identified the core problem of this whole ordeal – hate.

 

 

 

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