Muslims in Mysuru gather outside church to stand in solidarity with Christians post Sri Lanka attack
Mysuru: Muslims from across the city on Sunday morning gathered outside St Philomena church in the city to express solidarity with the Christian community following the Sri Lanka terror attacks that killed over 250 people.
The idea was first pitched by Munawwar Pasha, President of Jamat-e-Islami Hind, Mysuru who sent his message across through a voice clip on social media platforms. Taking inspiration from Christians who had expressed solidarity in similar fashion after the terror attack on New Zealand Mosques last month, he had urged people to gather outside St Philomena Church of the city.
“The whole Muslim community in India including Jamat-e-Islami Hind strongly condemns such an terrible attack on Churches last week during the Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. We have come here to send the message loud and clear that we are united against the terrorism and stands firmly against it. No religion asks its believers to carry out such acts not any religion teaches it” WPI Mysuru President Sheikh Zabiullah said while speaking to media outside St. Philomena Church on Sunday.
The Christians also lauded the efforts of Muslims for turning out in solidarity. Fr. Williams thanked the Muslim community for showing solidarity and sending out message to the terrorism that the people from all sect are standing united against it.
Mysuru JIH President Munawwar Pasha, T. S Ansar Udupi, Prof. Noor Ahmed Khan, Khaleelur Rahman, Muhammad Aslam, Fazlu Rehman and others were present during the occasion.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
