Letter to PM demanding action against Ananth Kumar Hegde
Seek apology of Muslims within a week: Ansar
Udupi, May 3: Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde who insulted the Muslims and hurt their religious sentiments by saying that masjids have amassed crores of rupees in the name of zakat and were purchasing weapons and bombs, should tender apology of Muslim community within a week.
Addressing the Muslims who staged a protest condemning the statement of the Union Minister near the Memorial of the Servicemen at Ajjarakadu here on Thursday, Karnataka Rakashana Vedike district president Ansar Ahmed said that if the Minister failed to apologize, they would intensify their protest. Islam has five tenets like kaleema, namaz, zakat, ramzan and hajj. But without having this knowledge, the Minister has spoken like that. They were ready to give information to the Minister who does not know anything about the Islam, he said.
Now the minister is issuing derogatory remarks against the religion. In future, he might question the roots of the religion. So, Prime Minister Narendra Modi should warn his colleague against giving such statements. Otherwise, the entire Muslim community may revolt against the Minister. The Prime Minister should take steps to maintain religious harmony by keeping a gag on Hegde and they have written a letter to the Prime Minister about this development, he said.
He also condemned the act of insulting the religious practice of Lord Tirupati Thimmappa in a private TV channel. People should respect other religions as they respect their own religion and this is real human religion, he added.
Leaders Zunaid, Samshuddin, Asif, Irshad and others were present.
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US Consulate in Dubai reportedly attacked
Dubai: Smoke was seen rising from an area near the United States Consulate in Dubai, according to witness accounts cited by Reuters.
There was no immediate official confirmation on the extent of damage or whether there were any casualties in the incident.
Earlier, the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, was also attacked. Authorities reported damage to the premises, but no casualties were recorded.
The developments come amid heightened tensions in the region, with Iran continuing to target US interests in the Middle East following deadly attacks launched on Saturday by Israel and the United States.
Near US embassy in Dubai pic.twitter.com/z5VTZNVxNO
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