Kanthapuram calls for restraint amid protests over remarks on women’s participation
Sunni scholar’s call came after BJP workers in Palakkad burned his effigy. He urges his followers not to fall for provocation and called for a measured response
Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar, the general secretary of All India Jamiyyathul Ulama, has called for restraint amid protests over his recent remarks on women's participation in religious celebrations in public places. This request followed an effigy burning of him by BJP workers in Palakkad. The remarks that triggered the protests were deemed anti-woman by critics, and some protesters attempted to use the issue to create division.
Musliar urged Sunni activists to avoid falling for provocations and maintain a measured response. He emphasized that discussions should serve to examine ideas and learn, and cautioned against turning spiritual discussions into disputes and division. Musliar also urged his followers to remain vigilant against efforts to undermine knowledge pursuit and societal unity.
He called for maturity and restraint in dealing with the situation, reminding his followers of their tradition of responding to evil with goodness.
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