Islam does not have terrorism, but it has idealism: Swami Lakshmi Shankaracharya
Seerat symposium in Mangaluru
Mangaluru, November 28: “Islam does not have scope for terrorism. It has only idealism”, said Swami Lakshmi Shankaracharya of Kanpur.
He was speaking at Seerat symposium on ‘Reforms in society in the light of education of Prophet Muhammad’, organized as part of state-wide Seerat campaign on ‘Prophet Muhammad is the greatest guide of the mankind’, at town hall here on Wednesday.
Prophet Muhammad who had advocated the truth and non-violence had done nothing for himself. After giving a call to follow the path of Allah, he himself had followed on the same path braving all odds. He had participated in wars for peace. But that war was being misinterpreted as jihad, which is not fair, he said.
People should understand that just offering namaz would not take any person to heaven. Instead, good work was also a part of Islam, he said.
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind national secretary Moulana Muhammad Iqbal Mulla inaugurated the programme which was presided over by Seerat Campaign Reception Committee president Dr CP Habeeb-ur-Rehman.
Novelist K. Veerabhadrappa, Senior journalist BM Haneef, Shanti Publications chairman Muhammad Attarullah Sharief, Mangaluru university Kannada professor B. Shivaram Shetty spoke on the occasion.
Reception Committee office-bearers K.K Shahul Hameed, P.B Abdul Hameed, Hanief Golthamajalu, Yahya Tangal, KM Sharief, Y Muhammad Beary Edapadav were present. Muhammad Salman chanted qirat, Shanti Publications manager Mohmmed Kunhi welcomed, while Mohammed Thumbay proposed vote of thanks. Hussain Katipalla and Asif Iqbal compared the programme.
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Fire tragedy: Goa govt steps up action against club chain; 2 properties sealed
Panaji (PTI): The Goa government has intensified its crackdown on the controversial Romeo Lane club chain after a deadly fire at one of its outlets claimed 25 lives, officials said on Monday.
Two other properties of the hospitality company in Goa have been sealed, they said.
A state police team also left for Delhi on Sunday to search for the property promoters -- Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra -- against whom a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered, they said.
Birch by Romeo Lane, a nightclub at Arpora in North Goa, caught fire late Saturday night, killing 25 persons, the majority of whom were their staffers, they said.
The Anjuna police in Goa have arrested the club's chief general manager, Rajiv Modak, general manager Vivek Singh, bar manager Rajiv Singhania, and gate manager Riyanshu Thakur.
The North Goa district administration has sealed a beach shack and another club, both part of the Romeo Lane chain, located at Vagator and Assagao, respectively, an official said.
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Action has been initiated against both properties as they were involved in disputes, the official said.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that a team of state police had left for Delhi in search of the Luthras.
Both the promoters would be arrested as an FIR has been registered against them in connection with the blaze, he added.
Fireworks emerged as the likely cause of the blaze at 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub at Arpora, located 25 km from Panaji, officials said on Sunday, adding that the facility allegedly did not possess even a fire department NOC.
The deceased included 20 employees of the nightclub and five tourists, including four from Delhi.
Most of the deaths were caused by suffocation, as the victims got trapped on the ground floor and in the kitchen, said a fire brigade official.
As per initial information, the nightclub had not adhered to fire safety norms, CM Sawant said on Sunday.
A preliminary inquiry indicated that "electric firecrackers" were set off inside, which started the blaze at 11.45 pm on Saturday, Sawant said.
The CM has directed Chief Secretary V Candavelou and DGP Alok Kumar to identify and act against the government officials who allowed the club to operate even though it violated safety rules.
