The Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin would concern any country. But PM Modi must immediately rein in his media and social media supporters communalising it.
I am not encouraging Islamophobia, it is a prejudice that needs fierce opposition but if this isn’t plain stupidity in the name of Allah, then what is?
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Tablighi Jamaat is an Islamic religious reform movement. It has emerged as one of the most dominant forms of religiosity in postcolonial India, writes Hilal Ahmed in his book Siyasi Muslims.
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The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
Calling willful defaulters as scapegoats- when all other creeds, religions, classes, castes, regions, languages and ethnicities are standing in unison, is treachery added on the sophistry of the first order.
As a Muslim, you must stop defending the indefensible. You must stop carrying a perpetual victim card. Just drop the act. The blame is on you and you only- there are no jews, Hindus, RSS, America, Christians, Blacks or Whites to blame this time.
I am amused by the protestations of the author for Secularism.The Indian Muslim is fortunate that they have the privilege of living in a secular democracy with its Constitution guaranteeing all fundamental rights including the unfettered right to practice their religion.I have lived in several Muslim countries and in none of them the non-muslims have such privileges. During Ramadan,a non-muslim has to compulsorily abide by the ban on eating during the day in public places including offices.In Kerala where the Muslims constitute nearly a third of the population,it is the Indian Union Muslim League which rules the roost.And their claims to Secularism is laughable.The Muslim dominated areas in north Kerala was once described as Mini-Pakistan by Mr.E.K.Nayanar,the Communist Party Chief Minister of Kerala at the time.There was a time in the fifties and sixties when Kerala Muslims were first Malayalees and the religious identity was secondary.But now you hear of Kerala Muslims join ISIS and the Taliban and even participate by leading the attack on the Kabul Gurudwara.Incidentally the RSS is virtually uneffective in Kerala.The painful impression is that there is someting in ISLAM which makes it difficult for co-existing with other religions .Witness the ethnic cleansimg of Kashmiri Pandits in Muslim majority Kashmir valley.Similarly the exodus of non-muslim minorities from Pakistan and Bangladesh to India.Even Egypt is reported to be causing the disappearance of minority Coptic Christians
In the instant case of the Nizamuddin congregation,the preacher is reported to have exhorted the congregation to violate the rules of social distancing.
So this was a knowingly committed disobedience.The net result is that the participants have knowingly become super spreaders of the Corona Virus.
The Print And its journalist.. Asim Ali…..
As a big hypocrite you are…. blindly supporting those criminals belonging to your religion…..I being a simple Indian, my first priority is my nation only and not religion…..I can just simply say that you being a religious fuck….no one is blind here and India does not deserve shit like you.
It wouldn’t have turned communal if ‘they’ weren’t on a jihad to spread it.
Pained to see the communal ism being spread for a misjudge act by the Jamaat and the Govt. hand in hand to be held responsible. Since many weeks we were looking forward towards news coming from China about the unfolding act of the virus which took thousands of lives in mainland China and now in Europe and America bitterly hit. It was time to come together to fight this menace, instead the rightist took to the news channels blaming the Markaz solely responsible for the spread of virus. It is a bizarre example how we level the responsibility of the Govt institutions to cover their inability of acting in time for such a deadly virus spread. The Markaz equally should have distanced itself from inviting the foreign national at a time when security of each individual was put at task. Simply spreading the idea of waiting the judgement of Almighty will be a poor approach towards a religion whose flexibility and tolerance is well known. I know this Jamaat since a long time wherein 90% of its cadres are not educated and hygiene remains a key area to be compromised at all levels of its activities. Surprising that Islam teacher to be clean and maintain highest level of hygiene wherein its own people remains at a compromise towards cleanliness. The media hunt is common since last two decades are instant judgement in its harshest language is used to demonize Islam and Muslims. Deliberately being under hammer of communal elements means little scope of individual accountability by the Govt. to keep these elements at bay. After the communal violence in New Delhi recently tempers were high and thus the Jamaat and Markaz gave a huge scope for the rightist to spew more venom and the social media and television channels instead on focus on how to provide safety and security to the citizens are pointing blames 24×7 on the Jamaat and more on the Islam. It seams these channels have already being tuned by the Govt. in giving judgements before the police and investigating agencies even start the investigation to level the area of responsibility on individual . It is not a talk of town but a nation whose people feels that the Jamaat is solely responsible to spread the virus. I question this by asking who spread this virus in Europe and America where the ratio of fatalities is highest and continues beyond our counts. India still remains a place where the virus still has not gone out of control and thanks to the Almighty who prevented this. Otherwise we were busy in changing or encroaching the fallen Governments in the states and creating more numbers for the Rajya Sabha seats. After many lives lost on regular basis in road accidents , health issues like cancer and diabetics we could not level any blame game,, riots remains exceptional . But here the Markaz and Tabliqh Jamaat became a scape goat for the news anchors being allotted targets to achieve.
While I agree with you on most counts, the misbehaviour of Jamaat members (towards doctors and other healthcare providers) is being reported through every media source. I would, respectfully, like to know your views on this matter.
Just to remind him
There are 210 UN designated terror outfits
192 belong to one religion
11 belong to communists
7 belong to all other religions combined
Did media banned them?
May be he has not seen the video of his ilk pelting stones at doctors and nurses
May be he was selectively blind when his cult kept on breaking law and kept on gathering for prayers even after restrictions
May be uneducated brothers need not follow law as they haven’t read it
It will be communalised my friend because we don’t find your community criticising it.
Where were you when there were videos saying that corona will kill only non muslims. Why don’t you speak on the their behaviour with our forces,our doctors.
It is you who is communalising it. We are saying the truth and you have to hear it.
When all mandir,churches,gurudwaras are closed , why can’t you shut down all the mosques in the time of emergency. And please don’t give us shitty reasons of what you preach.
If corona spreads in this country it is your community which should take its moral responsibility
I Agree Your points we can’t see this in religious Tone, I’m from AP, more than 200 were attended but only 80 were reported
1) why remaining people, not volunteerly came out and join in quarantine.
2) In Indore, they are attacking Medical officials and doctors in Hyd Hospital.
I have so many Muslim friends from childhood but after seeing this my humanity dies. Sorry to say these I will never associate with anyone
yess saab , it’s natural & i feel sorrry that u guys r stigmatized & it would have hurted me also if i were a muslim too,but i wanna give some reasons that why u guys r being stigmatized & it’s not baseless as u think;
*One week back ,a group of muslims led by brothers tajuddin & qutubuddin assaulted policemen in Bengaluru ,during their duty of lockdown ,& nxt day when qutubuddin was being arrested he again assaulted a lady constable ,then tried to flee ,after which police shooted to his legs.
*Doctors were atttacked with stones by minorities as u say ,when they went for surveying in Indore.
*the same happened with ASHA workers in Bengaluru , additionally involving the provokement by a local mosque.
*In Ghaziabad ,the tabhligi jammat patients were being quarantined in a gov. hospital ,during which they roamed naked & made obscene comments on lady nurses.
*these tabligi jammatis also refused testing at many centres ,even after knowing their mistake.
*In Hyderabad ,the brother of a tabligi jamaat patient who succumbed to covid , assaulted doctor brutally,,as if doctors killed the jamaat patient.
*and by the way i suspect tabligi jamaat as a organisation also,becaz it’s followers r soo radical & uncooperative with health agencies.
( by the way i didn’t include tabligi jammat conference in it,as it was also one of the reason,but I don’t want to communalize & also it had happened before lockdown enforcement)
The title of the article “Coronavirus was a test of secular nationalism” proves that the author is the biggest communal person and wants to incite people of India. What has coronavirus got to do with secularism? Does the author suggest that there is a communal way of handling the epidemic and India is doing it that way? Do we need a pandemic to demonstrate this? Criticism of this event has been fact-based and measured. Calling a spade a spade is not being communal.
This is a very well written article. It is not “opinionated”; it cites references to facts, unlike the “claims”. Great work! I wish all journalists were brave as you.
I too was hopeful that this pandemic will unite as towards a common cause and appreciated the leadership qualities shown by our PM and rest of authorities. But the media spinning this on the communal aspect, failed the efforts of our nation. Coronavirus is a solvable problem, sponsored communalism is more difficult.
Wished your wife/mother/sisters/brothers were hospital staff
They would have delighted to see nude markaz walking around throwing lewd comments
Please see the conduct of all those preachers who are in quarantine. They are spitting on the medical staff and unruly in the conduct. Once you defend them, you are part of the problem. Muslim had the great opportunity to support the nation in the fight against corona, sad to see that they are on the side of the virus . The task of all those Muslims who are nationalist and understand the reality of the outbreak has become more difficult now.
Shamele$$ author.. these people justify wrong doing in the name of religion. Be it b@mb suicide or virus suicide.. are marna hai tho akele kisi khade mein dub maro.. auro ki jaan kyun le rahe hoo apne jahil mansikta se..
Are you all crazy or you have some sense left in you?
Every expletive is less for you, man. I understand being an Indian you ought to be liberal, but this is absurd. Painting communalism via media! You are the best example of media- terrorism sir
I am now very afraid of Muslims. Ali is just defending his Islamic ideology by waging religious divide. He introduced Tirupati temple example but deliberately did not say that temple authorities do not violate any instruction of government and positively acted for containment of Corona virus spread. But these Muslims deliberately spread Corona virus and making India more vulnerable.
Adam Ali the the jamat spreader has inflicted damage on my whole Street were more than 8 children’s are affected and still they are saying that they will spit in the street and continue group namaz in there house iam an ordinary middle class secular citizen what is the mistake if the children why you people are not even willing to understand that and immediately playing political blame and vicitim card
Here the vicitim is innocent children on whom the knowing jamat returnee spread what is your answer for that
Even now the entire hospital doctors are not discriminating they are treating with compassion but there also why you people are asking halaal food and spitting in hospital
Iam just an ordinary person with no political understanding iam asking humanity but why even at this hour you people are not willing to something for the sake of humanity
PL answer this as a human being
They doesn’t mean Muslims but a organization. But some people equated a idiotic organization with Islam and had humiliated Islam by considering this idiotic organization as Islam.
Must say, this winter have some misplaced gutts or total free time to write such an article and The Print has nothing else to publish. Yes, COVID19 has no religious bias and that is exactly what was expected to be understood by the M community. And what is the educated class doing in this community, no world community or mankind feeling, a selfish fetish and with no obvious gain; what a way to be fooled by a few and for what, it keeps defying which Dar ul are they waiting for.
Don’t try to communalise the issue we have had enough of the crap created by theses idiots, nobody is against ur religion we are against ur sick, backward and love to hate mentality
Why play victim card always? Is your religion greater than constitution? Not following the law of the land. Instead of introspection in your community whataboutery as usual. Secularism is two way road. Minority can be questioned too for their act . Is spitting, stone pelting your birth right. Some media channels over hyped this but what you are doing… Hiding the act of organizer. Then you are not secular and for God sake stop acting like that you are secular and follow the law of the land. Don’t defend the wrong act of a community.
This article is rubbish…an effort to give the right twist to the wrong doings of Jamaat.
Common people like us, know exactly what journalist like the author of this article is trying to do.
I am concerned as a citizen…not from coronavirus…since I know that government agencies, the doctors, medical staff n paramedics, the police, the industries and practically everyone is taking effort to stop the spread…I am concerned, infact I am scared, from the poisonous mindset of muslims and their jamaats.
We can see numerous organisation, people of different religion (but not muslims) trying to help India by arranging food, daily supplies etc. for the poor, for police, for doctors ….
my question to the author of this article is, can he share any pictures or videos that depicts muslim organisation or even a single muslim individual trying to help others in a crisis situation like this?
Perhaps the author will be deeply disappointed just like me.
This article is rubbish…an effort to give the right twist to the wrong doings of Jamaat.
Common people like us, know exactly what journalist like the author of this article is trying to do.
I am concerned as a citizen…not from coronavirus…since I know that government agencies, the doctors, medical staff n paramedics, the police, the industries and practically everyone is taking effort to stop the spread…I am concerned, infact I am scared, from the poisonous mindset of muslims and their jamaats.
We can see numerous organisation, people of different religion (but not muslims) trying to help India by arranging food, daily supplies etc. for the poor, for police, for doctors ….
my question to the author of this article is, can he share any pictures or videos that depicts muslim organisation or even a single muslim individual trying to help others in a crisis situation like this?
Perhaps the author will be deeply disappointed just like me.
No sir, “secularism” prohibits questioning Muslims. They are perpetually the victim until the time when they actually become the oppressors like in Saudi and Iran.
You can’t play the victim card here. No community is being portrayed as the carriers of virus. Their religious chief told them to stay in masjids under Allah’s protection. And they followed him.
If Hindu people were rallying for Navratri celebrations, I would be equally mad. No ones right to religion is more important than everyone’s right to life.
Defying the order of the Government was wrong, but why do you need to refer to the Jamaat as ‘Muslims’? Most of us Muslims have been in our homes, respecting the PM’s orders like any other citizen should. So how does that make all of us defiant? Even we are disappointed with the actions of the institution, but the media needs to stop sensationalisng everything. Lakhs of migrants were roaming this week, do you reckon they’re not going to be a hotspot of transmission anytime soon? Who will you blame then?
They too were instigated by a muslim leader of CPIM in kerala go and google it .
They too were instigated by a muslim leader of CPIM in kerala go and google it . Yes i too agree not all muslims are bad but majority are bad.
Just stating facts
There are about 210 UN designated terror outfits
192 belongs to one religion
11 to maoists/communists
7 belongs to all other religions combined
Guess that one religion
Why print allowed them to spread virus even when Kejriwal on 13th instructed not to participate in mass in any religious functions.
Why Sonia Gandhi’s is supporting those responsible for spreading of virus?
Will Sonia Gandhi accept such thing in Italy if she becomes the president of Italy?
Why double standard for India and Italy?
Why gandhis are silent now vote bank?
Will print accept such stupid thing if happens in USA?
Mullas and their followers not following lockdown rules in India. Many of them already infected and now they hide in their community. Intentioly or unintentionally they spread virus.
Police can’t handle them. Now Army is only option for them.
What a lie, what a shame . Injustice with his own profession and injustice with the mighty Pen. An Anchor on tv can speak rheotric in the heat of argument. But an author , what a liar . It is totaly haram , how he painted all media and every one bikau and like we all are sold . Listen you mr liability we are doing it on will and to save our country and society in which u also included and religio. How pathetic this article is.
Shame on you The Print to publish such an opinion.
It is not just a mistake as the author admits.
Mr Said defied orders, exhorted people to remain and more to join in the mosque for the tabligh. The preachers went all over India and his from surveillances irresponsibly with utter disregard to public safety. It is not religious issue at all it is criminal and causing wilful harm with an intent to kill people…Plain murder…. Period.
Mr. Asim Ali, after reading your article, I have a question for you,which decent human being(Musi or otherwise) will start spitting on other people & out of the buses when they knew they could be carrying life threatening infections.
Have you ever wondered that the alienation you guys cry about is because you yourself never see yourself as Indians, only as musi & that is all you care about.
Its shameful. Please stop playing the victim card.
Instead of blaming majority you should first lecture your moulvis and moulanas to behave. When other minority communities like Christians, Shikhs, Jains, parasi etc. have no problem to lead life peacefully with majority, then why only Muslims have a problem. First you look within. Put nation first above your faith.
Facts
1. Appeasement of these people from centuries has harmed our nation. Lives of millions of Indians are in danger due to acts of Tablighi Jamat. They should be named and shamed.
2. Why were 1000s of foreign Maulanas who flouted Visa norms hiding in Mosques across the nation? I see a bigger conspiracy here.
3. An “educated” professional from Infosys had encouraged his community to spread Coronavirus and kill public. This is not an isolated case.
4. Delhi riots were orchestrated by these people. Ample evidence is available to confirm this.
5. Not a single Muslim from India has condemned the heinous attack on our Sikh community in Afghanistan or on the plight of Hindus in Pakistan who are not given ration now!
As long as our journalists and liberals continue to appease these people, India will remain a slave of Moghuls
Comparing Tablighi Jamaat and Tirupati or other Hindu temples is unfair and a case of false equivalence. The Tablighi Chief said on video “There is no need to follow the government’s advisories on social distancing. It is a govt measure meant to divide Muslims. Muslims should come to the mosque as usual”. Whereas that is not the case with Tirupathi or any other Hindu temple. No Hindu chief made any statements asking Hindus to ignore govt advice.
Rightly said. Plus tirupati was closed on March 20th. and 1000 people were not hiding in it.
Plus no Covid case was reported from the visitors of the temple.
You are absolutely spot on. But all the author of this article does is blame the right wing and confuse this issue with nationalism. What can the governement to except taking stringent action if some people decide to flout government guidelines deliberately and terrorise others. After all every human being cares for his or her life and has the basic Instinct of warding off anything that poses a threat to their lives. Now imagine the scenario when many of these from the Nizamuddin markaz have gone and melted in different Indian states and infected, God knows how many ? So who is at the receiving end ? The one who is following the govt instructions and staying indoors or the one who deliberately goes and spreads it ? The author of the article cleverly avoids mentioning of the call given by the Markaz chief to disobey govt orders ? Why ? This is such dishonest and biased journalism. The public anger is against this blatant flouting of rules. To bring BJP and Republic media into it is trying to trivialise the issue . Arnab is doing his job and so are the people on social media who are scared and concerned about their own safety. To blame them is nothing but the usual diversionary tactic by those who refuse to call spade a spade.
The comments and venom which BJP supportes including media can play havoc and at a time when entire attention of government should focus on virus and not to maintain law and order problem. Yes, let the government punish the organisation and its head, but government cannot simply keep quite whe communal virus is spread deliberately. What happen if some one start counting Tirupati visitors with agfecred patients.
Now I dont want to give money to PM fund, just because my hard earned money will go to those people, who are spitting on healthcare workers, are spreading the virus, creating a ruckus in the quarantine centers, and are behaving like criminals, and all without an iota of guilt. As usual they (including this writer) are playing the victim card. Without these Tabligies India would have stopped the spread of virus by the first week of April. What they dont realize is that the act of defying the government has huge repercussions on the economy and all the Indians. So Mr Asim Ali, what do you expect the rest of us to do? Celebrate what Tabilgies have done? Congratulate them? Thank Them?
Nationalism always see threats from different cultutre practcid and not adjusting to present day democratic human values especially from foreign cultures even though settled hundred s of years in this land and always showing dis respect to national ethos like flag and natioal anthem. all this is witnessed . In every country this is the issue
So people can understand this is not 10 th century. Somajority community show concern of nationalism.
Simple thing Muslim is arabi culture and Arabi religion. And now after partition in 1947, Our nationalism will never have trace of this arabi drama.
News anchors and political commentators are naming Jamaat specifically. It is you who want to muddy the waters by equating the Jamaat with all Muslims. What do you gain by deliberately spreading hatred? Maybe you are in the pay of some agencies to actively spread discord in our country in this difficult times? The views of the Jamaat are well known. They disregarded the Delhi government’s orders of prohibiting the assembly of 200 on the 13th, and also the advice of self quarantine for persons coming into India.
These facts are known to anyone interested in them. So again we ask you Mr.Ali, what is agenda behind your spreading communal hatred?
The article is along the expected lines. Defending the indefensible. Nothing wrong this gathering of bigots. Everything is wrong with India, and Hindus.
Integration of any minor community with major community rests with both communities identification or behaving speciicway to attract gives way for mutual distrust.people or citizen’s forget that we are enjoying fruits of civilization based on human values practised by major nstitions of decent democracies based on human values if some wants to. Negate such fruits it is the responsibility of the communitiy heads to advise against such activities.instead of giving sermons to other groups..Every body agrees we are in most dangerous situation which may wipe out hard earnwd institutul gaurente s so every person behaviour must be above narrow political religious values
Print may give name of authors in avisible way
Really… So we should practice secularism by offering gaumutra to ramayana viewers
Timeline of the decisions taken by the Indian government so far as per Outlook India
· January 17: Advisory issued to avoid travel to China
· January 18: Thermal screening started of passengers from China and Hong Kong.
· January 30: Strong advisory issued to avoid travel to China.
· February 3: E-visa facility suspended for Chinese citizens.
· February 22: Advisory issued to avoid travel to Singapore; Universal screening for flights from Kathmandu, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia.
· February 26: Advisory issued to avoid travel to Iran, Italy and Republic of Korea. Passengers coming from these countries to be screened, and may be quarantined based on screening and risk assessment.
· March 3: Suspension of all visas for Italy, Iran, South Korea, Japan and China; Compulsory health screening for passengers arriving directly or indirectly from China, South Korea, Japan, Iran, Italy, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, Singapore and Taiwan.
· March 4: Universal screening of all International Flights. Quarantine or isolation at home or sent to hospital based on screening and risk profile
· March 5: Passengers from Italy or Republic of Korea need to get medical certificate before entry
· March 10, Home isolation: incoming international passengers should self-monitor health and follow government Dos and Dont: passengers with travel history to China, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Japan, Italy, Thailand, Singapore, Iran, Malaysia, France, Spain and Germany to undergo home quarantine for a period of 14 days from the date of their arrival
· March 11: Compulsory Quarantine- Incoming travellers (including Indians) arriving from or having visited China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, France, Spain and Germany after February 15 shall be quarantined for a minimum period of 14 days.
· 16, 17, 19 March- Comprehensive advisory:
. March 16: Expanded compulsory quarantine for travellers from or through UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait for a minimum of 14 days.
Travel of passengers from member countries of the European Union, the European Free Trade Association, Turkey and United Kingdom to India totally prohibited
. March 17: Travel of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines, Malaysia prohibited
. March 19: All Incoming international flights suspended, with effect from 22nd March
. March 25: Extension of suspension of all incoming International Flights to India extended till April 14
I quite understand the anguish in the writers piece. Without taking a communal line but at I am sure I will be allowed to take a societal view of the events. I have just one question to pose. Where was the social awareness and responsibility on the part of the organizers of the gathering. That there was an impending epidemic on hand was certainly known. That much of world view of things is certainly some thing one can expect from the Scholars who were talking. Further, as a responsible citizen, could they not have worked with the authorities to find solutions while keeping the congregation safe.The Jamaat certainly failed the test of good citizen, not just of India but of the world.
That the narrative is being twisted and exploited is ,well, secondary to the main event.
Also, why was the response of followers was so uneducated?
They knew it could be risky, they still did it.
Religion over humanity.!
The writer is just showing solidarity in the name of religion and has excluded logic and common sense from his rant.
This was a test for Indian Muslims to prove that they are not like the radicals of Taliban and Al Qaeda and that they fit into a secular society, that treats muslims minorities better than non muslim minorities in Islamic theocracies. Unfortunately, they have miserably failed. This is a self inflicted wound on their image and will take decades to heal. Hindus should be forgiven for Ostracising Muslims in public transport, work place and in the society, because Indian Muslim has given them no reason to be seen as a rustworthy citizen.
test???
what test??
who the hell are you take test of muslims
you are no one to take anyone’s test
There is no need to test Muslims… they were, are and will remain uncivilised radicals… still living in tribal mindset of 5 th century.
Being a Doctor can cow urine and cow dung help cure Covid 19 if it is the remedy then why don’t civilized society talk to WHO and make it available for fighting against virus. Good job great invention in the history of medicine.
Everyone àre commenting on the Jamaat. You are the one deliberately conflating the Organisation with all Muslims, and spreading poisonous hatred. You did not mention that the Delhi government on 12/13 March prohibited gathering of more than 200 people, and also asked nationals from the virus effected countries to self quarantine. The Markhaz not only flaunt these directions deliberately, they also actively asked followers to go and stay in their local mosques.
Many see this as a deliberate plan to spread this highly contagious virus throughout our country. And taking the above facts into consideration, this appears to be true.
It is time the author a Muslim does some self introspection as to why Muslims are always agitating against the majority religion, why they are not part of the mainstream? Ignoring their common heritage, Muslims pride themselves after foreign oppressors, favor tribal identities, pan islamic nationalism, being silent when atrocities are inflicted on non Muslims , take the recent Kabul bombing by an Kerala Muslim youth as an example! I am fed up of Muslim complaints about victimization. Please self introspect why Parsis, Jains, Christians, Sikhs are not disliked and only Muslims are?
The writer has amply said about the RW approach of maligning Muslims ,though there were dumbness in TJ in organising but what social media and the above comment makers are just plainly blaming the Muslim on anything
No matter the writer want to convey, the fact is Tirumala temple was closed the very next day the direction given by Andhra govt. Many temples and churches were also closed. Similarly Kejriwal govt issued prohibitory order on 13 March against large functions and gathering. Yesterday, they have taken out 2631 people and 617 hospitalised who have shown symptomsof Coronavirus, waiting for test results and rest were quarantined. Were they following Delhi govt order, even almost after 2 weeks. By the way, please understand, there were no reported cases from Tirumala temple and 9 have already died and many are hospitalized and quarantined. Please do not add secularism angle again to drive home your point, when you stand in a precarious position. Modi did not discriminate people and even today the treatment is same for everyone. If you wish, please check and inform about the facts of how many people not given food in Pakistan just because they Hindus, minority in that country. Dont play your minority card again. It will not help you.
Asim Ali is a Islamic version of Corona virus infecting ThePrint. If ThePrint can’t quarantine him, the infection to ThePrint would become serious and may result in unwanted consequences.
Apparently in your shady attempts to condone the ignorant, arrogant and vile zelotry of some Muslims you are forgetting that what the Jamat did is against what Islamic jurisprudence itself says in relation to pandemics.
The problem is not the narrative of Arnab Goswami – but the narrative of Salafism – which does not recognise Democratic authority or the idea of any rule of law outside their Religious laws.
Calling willful defaulters as scapegoats- when all other creeds, religions, classes, castes, regions, languages and ethnicities are standing in unison, is treachery added on the sophistry of the first order.
As a Muslim, you must stop defending the indefensible. You must stop carrying a perpetual victim card. Just drop the act. The blame is on you and you only- there are no jews, Hindus, RSS, America, Christians, Blacks or Whites to blame this time.
I am amused by the protestations of the author for Secularism.The Indian Muslim is fortunate that they have the privilege of living in a secular democracy with its Constitution guaranteeing all fundamental rights including the unfettered right to practice their religion.I have lived in several Muslim countries and in none of them the non-muslims have such privileges. During Ramadan,a non-muslim has to compulsorily abide by the ban on eating during the day in public places including offices.In Kerala where the Muslims constitute nearly a third of the population,it is the Indian Union Muslim League which rules the roost.And their claims to Secularism is laughable.The Muslim dominated areas in north Kerala was once described as Mini-Pakistan by Mr.E.K.Nayanar,the Communist Party Chief Minister of Kerala at the time.There was a time in the fifties and sixties when Kerala Muslims were first Malayalees and the religious identity was secondary.But now you hear of Kerala Muslims join ISIS and the Taliban and even participate by leading the attack on the Kabul Gurudwara.Incidentally the RSS is virtually uneffective in Kerala.The painful impression is that there is someting in ISLAM which makes it difficult for co-existing with other religions .Witness the ethnic cleansimg of Kashmiri Pandits in Muslim majority Kashmir valley.Similarly the exodus of non-muslim minorities from Pakistan and Bangladesh to India.Even Egypt is reported to be causing the disappearance of minority Coptic Christians
In the instant case of the Nizamuddin congregation,the preacher is reported to have exhorted the congregation to violate the rules of social distancing.
So this was a knowingly committed disobedience.The net result is that the participants have knowingly become super spreaders of the Corona Virus.
The Print And its journalist.. Asim Ali…..
As a big hypocrite you are…. blindly supporting those criminals belonging to your religion…..I being a simple Indian, my first priority is my nation only and not religion…..I can just simply say that you being a religious fuck….no one is blind here and India does not deserve shit like you.
It wouldn’t have turned communal if ‘they’ weren’t on a jihad to spread it.
Pained to see the communal ism being spread for a misjudge act by the Jamaat and the Govt. hand in hand to be held responsible. Since many weeks we were looking forward towards news coming from China about the unfolding act of the virus which took thousands of lives in mainland China and now in Europe and America bitterly hit. It was time to come together to fight this menace, instead the rightist took to the news channels blaming the Markaz solely responsible for the spread of virus. It is a bizarre example how we level the responsibility of the Govt institutions to cover their inability of acting in time for such a deadly virus spread. The Markaz equally should have distanced itself from inviting the foreign national at a time when security of each individual was put at task. Simply spreading the idea of waiting the judgement of Almighty will be a poor approach towards a religion whose flexibility and tolerance is well known. I know this Jamaat since a long time wherein 90% of its cadres are not educated and hygiene remains a key area to be compromised at all levels of its activities. Surprising that Islam teacher to be clean and maintain highest level of hygiene wherein its own people remains at a compromise towards cleanliness. The media hunt is common since last two decades are instant judgement in its harshest language is used to demonize Islam and Muslims. Deliberately being under hammer of communal elements means little scope of individual accountability by the Govt. to keep these elements at bay. After the communal violence in New Delhi recently tempers were high and thus the Jamaat and Markaz gave a huge scope for the rightist to spew more venom and the social media and television channels instead on focus on how to provide safety and security to the citizens are pointing blames 24×7 on the Jamaat and more on the Islam. It seams these channels have already being tuned by the Govt. in giving judgements before the police and investigating agencies even start the investigation to level the area of responsibility on individual . It is not a talk of town but a nation whose people feels that the Jamaat is solely responsible to spread the virus. I question this by asking who spread this virus in Europe and America where the ratio of fatalities is highest and continues beyond our counts. India still remains a place where the virus still has not gone out of control and thanks to the Almighty who prevented this. Otherwise we were busy in changing or encroaching the fallen Governments in the states and creating more numbers for the Rajya Sabha seats. After many lives lost on regular basis in road accidents , health issues like cancer and diabetics we could not level any blame game,, riots remains exceptional . But here the Markaz and Tabliqh Jamaat became a scape goat for the news anchors being allotted targets to achieve.
While I agree with you on most counts, the misbehaviour of Jamaat members (towards doctors and other healthcare providers) is being reported through every media source. I would, respectfully, like to know your views on this matter.
Just to remind him
There are 210 UN designated terror outfits
192 belong to one religion
11 belong to communists
7 belong to all other religions combined
Did media banned them?
May be he has not seen the video of his ilk pelting stones at doctors and nurses
May be he was selectively blind when his cult kept on breaking law and kept on gathering for prayers even after restrictions
May be uneducated brothers need not follow law as they haven’t read it
It will be communalised my friend because we don’t find your community criticising it.
Where were you when there were videos saying that corona will kill only non muslims. Why don’t you speak on the their behaviour with our forces,our doctors.
It is you who is communalising it. We are saying the truth and you have to hear it.
When all mandir,churches,gurudwaras are closed , why can’t you shut down all the mosques in the time of emergency. And please don’t give us shitty reasons of what you preach.
If corona spreads in this country it is your community which should take its moral responsibility
I Agree Your points we can’t see this in religious Tone, I’m from AP, more than 200 were attended but only 80 were reported
1) why remaining people, not volunteerly came out and join in quarantine.
2) In Indore, they are attacking Medical officials and doctors in Hyd Hospital.
I have so many Muslim friends from childhood but after seeing this my humanity dies. Sorry to say these I will never associate with anyone
yess saab , it’s natural & i feel sorrry that u guys r stigmatized & it would have hurted me also if i were a muslim too,but i wanna give some reasons that why u guys r being stigmatized & it’s not baseless as u think;
*One week back ,a group of muslims led by brothers tajuddin & qutubuddin assaulted policemen in Bengaluru ,during their duty of lockdown ,& nxt day when qutubuddin was being arrested he again assaulted a lady constable ,then tried to flee ,after which police shooted to his legs.
*Doctors were atttacked with stones by minorities as u say ,when they went for surveying in Indore.
*the same happened with ASHA workers in Bengaluru , additionally involving the provokement by a local mosque.
*In Ghaziabad ,the tabhligi jammat patients were being quarantined in a gov. hospital ,during which they roamed naked & made obscene comments on lady nurses.
*these tabligi jammatis also refused testing at many centres ,even after knowing their mistake.
*In Hyderabad ,the brother of a tabligi jamaat patient who succumbed to covid , assaulted doctor brutally,,as if doctors killed the jamaat patient.
*and by the way i suspect tabligi jamaat as a organisation also,becaz it’s followers r soo radical & uncooperative with health agencies.
( by the way i didn’t include tabligi jammat conference in it,as it was also one of the reason,but I don’t want to communalize & also it had happened before lockdown enforcement)
The title of the article “Coronavirus was a test of secular nationalism” proves that the author is the biggest communal person and wants to incite people of India. What has coronavirus got to do with secularism? Does the author suggest that there is a communal way of handling the epidemic and India is doing it that way? Do we need a pandemic to demonstrate this? Criticism of this event has been fact-based and measured. Calling a spade a spade is not being communal.
This is a very well written article. It is not “opinionated”; it cites references to facts, unlike the “claims”. Great work! I wish all journalists were brave as you.
I too was hopeful that this pandemic will unite as towards a common cause and appreciated the leadership qualities shown by our PM and rest of authorities. But the media spinning this on the communal aspect, failed the efforts of our nation. Coronavirus is a solvable problem, sponsored communalism is more difficult.
Wished your wife/mother/sisters/brothers were hospital staff
They would have delighted to see nude markaz walking around throwing lewd comments
Please see the conduct of all those preachers who are in quarantine. They are spitting on the medical staff and unruly in the conduct. Once you defend them, you are part of the problem. Muslim had the great opportunity to support the nation in the fight against corona, sad to see that they are on the side of the virus . The task of all those Muslims who are nationalist and understand the reality of the outbreak has become more difficult now.
Jahil author.. these people justify wrong doing in the name of religion.
Shamele$$ author.. these people justify wrong doing in the name of religion. Be it b@mb suicide or virus suicide.. are marna hai tho akele kisi khade mein dub maro.. auro ki jaan kyun le rahe hoo apne jahil mansikta se..
Are you all crazy or you have some sense left in you?
Every expletive is less for you, man. I understand being an Indian you ought to be liberal, but this is absurd. Painting communalism via media! You are the best example of media- terrorism sir
I am now very afraid of Muslims. Ali is just defending his Islamic ideology by waging religious divide. He introduced Tirupati temple example but deliberately did not say that temple authorities do not violate any instruction of government and positively acted for containment of Corona virus spread. But these Muslims deliberately spread Corona virus and making India more vulnerable.
Adam Ali the the jamat spreader has inflicted damage on my whole Street were more than 8 children’s are affected and still they are saying that they will spit in the street and continue group namaz in there house iam an ordinary middle class secular citizen what is the mistake if the children why you people are not even willing to understand that and immediately playing political blame and vicitim card
Here the vicitim is innocent children on whom the knowing jamat returnee spread what is your answer for that
Even now the entire hospital doctors are not discriminating they are treating with compassion but there also why you people are asking halaal food and spitting in hospital
Iam just an ordinary person with no political understanding iam asking humanity but why even at this hour you people are not willing to something for the sake of humanity
PL answer this as a human being
What a hypocrite person you are who can’t distinguish wrong from right
They doesn’t mean Muslims but a organization. But some people equated a idiotic organization with Islam and had humiliated Islam by considering this idiotic organization as Islam.
Must say, this winter have some misplaced gutts or total free time to write such an article and The Print has nothing else to publish. Yes, COVID19 has no religious bias and that is exactly what was expected to be understood by the M community. And what is the educated class doing in this community, no world community or mankind feeling, a selfish fetish and with no obvious gain; what a way to be fooled by a few and for what, it keeps defying which Dar ul are they waiting for.
Don’t try to communalise the issue we have had enough of the crap created by theses idiots, nobody is against ur religion we are against ur sick, backward and love to hate mentality
Why, Islamophobia is right.
Can this writer discuss this with me?
Why play victim card always? Is your religion greater than constitution? Not following the law of the land. Instead of introspection in your community whataboutery as usual. Secularism is two way road. Minority can be questioned too for their act . Is spitting, stone pelting your birth right. Some media channels over hyped this but what you are doing… Hiding the act of organizer. Then you are not secular and for God sake stop acting like that you are secular and follow the law of the land. Don’t defend the wrong act of a community.
This article is rubbish…an effort to give the right twist to the wrong doings of Jamaat.
Common people like us, know exactly what journalist like the author of this article is trying to do.
I am concerned as a citizen…not from coronavirus…since I know that government agencies, the doctors, medical staff n paramedics, the police, the industries and practically everyone is taking effort to stop the spread…I am concerned, infact I am scared, from the poisonous mindset of muslims and their jamaats.
We can see numerous organisation, people of different religion (but not muslims) trying to help India by arranging food, daily supplies etc. for the poor, for police, for doctors ….
my question to the author of this article is, can he share any pictures or videos that depicts muslim organisation or even a single muslim individual trying to help others in a crisis situation like this?
Perhaps the author will be deeply disappointed just like me.
This article is rubbish…an effort to give the right twist to the wrong doings of Jamaat.
Common people like us, know exactly what journalist like the author of this article is trying to do.
I am concerned as a citizen…not from coronavirus…since I know that government agencies, the doctors, medical staff n paramedics, the police, the industries and practically everyone is taking effort to stop the spread…I am concerned, infact I am scared, from the poisonous mindset of muslims and their jamaats.
We can see numerous organisation, people of different religion (but not muslims) trying to help India by arranging food, daily supplies etc. for the poor, for police, for doctors ….
my question to the author of this article is, can he share any pictures or videos that depicts muslim organisation or even a single muslim individual trying to help others in a crisis situation like this?
Perhaps the author will be deeply disappointed just like me.
No sir, “secularism” prohibits questioning Muslims. They are perpetually the victim until the time when they actually become the oppressors like in Saudi and Iran.
You can’t play the victim card here. No community is being portrayed as the carriers of virus. Their religious chief told them to stay in masjids under Allah’s protection. And they followed him.
If Hindu people were rallying for Navratri celebrations, I would be equally mad. No ones right to religion is more important than everyone’s right to life.
Defying the order of the Government was wrong, but why do you need to refer to the Jamaat as ‘Muslims’? Most of us Muslims have been in our homes, respecting the PM’s orders like any other citizen should. So how does that make all of us defiant? Even we are disappointed with the actions of the institution, but the media needs to stop sensationalisng everything. Lakhs of migrants were roaming this week, do you reckon they’re not going to be a hotspot of transmission anytime soon? Who will you blame then?
They too were instigated by a muslim leader of CPIM in kerala go and google it .
They too were instigated by a muslim leader of CPIM in kerala go and google it . Yes i too agree not all muslims are bad but majority are bad.
Just stating facts
There are about 210 UN designated terror outfits
192 belongs to one religion
11 to maoists/communists
7 belongs to all other religions combined
Guess that one religion
Why print allowed them to spread virus even when Kejriwal on 13th instructed not to participate in mass in any religious functions.
Why Sonia Gandhi’s is supporting those responsible for spreading of virus?
Will Sonia Gandhi accept such thing in Italy if she becomes the president of Italy?
Why double standard for India and Italy?
Why gandhis are silent now vote bank?
Will print accept such stupid thing if happens in USA?
Mullas and their followers not following lockdown rules in India. Many of them already infected and now they hide in their community. Intentioly or unintentionally they spread virus.
Police can’t handle them. Now Army is only option for them.
What a lie, what a shame . Injustice with his own profession and injustice with the mighty Pen. An Anchor on tv can speak rheotric in the heat of argument. But an author , what a liar . It is totaly haram , how he painted all media and every one bikau and like we all are sold . Listen you mr liability we are doing it on will and to save our country and society in which u also included and religio. How pathetic this article is.
They are spitting on doctors and health workers…cannot always play victim card.
Shame on you The Print to publish such an opinion.
It is not just a mistake as the author admits.
Mr Said defied orders, exhorted people to remain and more to join in the mosque for the tabligh. The preachers went all over India and his from surveillances irresponsibly with utter disregard to public safety. It is not religious issue at all it is criminal and causing wilful harm with an intent to kill people…Plain murder…. Period.
Mr. Asim Ali, after reading your article, I have a question for you,which decent human being(Musi or otherwise) will start spitting on other people & out of the buses when they knew they could be carrying life threatening infections.
Have you ever wondered that the alienation you guys cry about is because you yourself never see yourself as Indians, only as musi & that is all you care about.
Its shameful. Please stop playing the victim card.
Instead of blaming majority you should first lecture your moulvis and moulanas to behave. When other minority communities like Christians, Shikhs, Jains, parasi etc. have no problem to lead life peacefully with majority, then why only Muslims have a problem. First you look within. Put nation first above your faith.
Facts
1. Appeasement of these people from centuries has harmed our nation. Lives of millions of Indians are in danger due to acts of Tablighi Jamat. They should be named and shamed.
2. Why were 1000s of foreign Maulanas who flouted Visa norms hiding in Mosques across the nation? I see a bigger conspiracy here.
3. An “educated” professional from Infosys had encouraged his community to spread Coronavirus and kill public. This is not an isolated case.
4. Delhi riots were orchestrated by these people. Ample evidence is available to confirm this.
5. Not a single Muslim from India has condemned the heinous attack on our Sikh community in Afghanistan or on the plight of Hindus in Pakistan who are not given ration now!
As long as our journalists and liberals continue to appease these people, India will remain a slave of Moghuls
Kind regards
Comparing Tablighi Jamaat and Tirupati or other Hindu temples is unfair and a case of false equivalence. The Tablighi Chief said on video “There is no need to follow the government’s advisories on social distancing. It is a govt measure meant to divide Muslims. Muslims should come to the mosque as usual”. Whereas that is not the case with Tirupathi or any other Hindu temple. No Hindu chief made any statements asking Hindus to ignore govt advice.
Rightly said. Plus tirupati was closed on March 20th. and 1000 people were not hiding in it.
Plus no Covid case was reported from the visitors of the temple.
You are absolutely spot on. But all the author of this article does is blame the right wing and confuse this issue with nationalism. What can the governement to except taking stringent action if some people decide to flout government guidelines deliberately and terrorise others. After all every human being cares for his or her life and has the basic Instinct of warding off anything that poses a threat to their lives. Now imagine the scenario when many of these from the Nizamuddin markaz have gone and melted in different Indian states and infected, God knows how many ? So who is at the receiving end ? The one who is following the govt instructions and staying indoors or the one who deliberately goes and spreads it ? The author of the article cleverly avoids mentioning of the call given by the Markaz chief to disobey govt orders ? Why ? This is such dishonest and biased journalism. The public anger is against this blatant flouting of rules. To bring BJP and Republic media into it is trying to trivialise the issue . Arnab is doing his job and so are the people on social media who are scared and concerned about their own safety. To blame them is nothing but the usual diversionary tactic by those who refuse to call spade a spade.
The comments and venom which BJP supportes including media can play havoc and at a time when entire attention of government should focus on virus and not to maintain law and order problem. Yes, let the government punish the organisation and its head, but government cannot simply keep quite whe communal virus is spread deliberately. What happen if some one start counting Tirupati visitors with agfecred patients.
Tabligies have become super spreaders and this moron just wants to portray Muslim victimhood
Now I dont want to give money to PM fund, just because my hard earned money will go to those people, who are spitting on healthcare workers, are spreading the virus, creating a ruckus in the quarantine centers, and are behaving like criminals, and all without an iota of guilt. As usual they (including this writer) are playing the victim card. Without these Tabligies India would have stopped the spread of virus by the first week of April. What they dont realize is that the act of defying the government has huge repercussions on the economy and all the Indians. So Mr Asim Ali, what do you expect the rest of us to do? Celebrate what Tabilgies have done? Congratulate them? Thank Them?
Nationalism always see threats from different cultutre practcid and not adjusting to present day democratic human values especially from foreign cultures even though settled hundred s of years in this land and always showing dis respect to national ethos like flag and natioal anthem. all this is witnessed . In every country this is the issue
So people can understand this is not 10 th century. Somajority community show concern of nationalism.
Simple thing Muslim is arabi culture and Arabi religion. And now after partition in 1947, Our nationalism will never have trace of this arabi drama.
As the time progresses citizens of this country will realize when the nation stood as one there was one exception , the pieceful community.
Defied lockdown to pray in mosque.
Defied lockdown to protect foreign Covid preachers.
Defied lockdown to play outside.
Defied lockdown to beat up the police.
Defied lockdown to beat up doctors and medical staff.
Defied lockdown to play the victim card again.
Opposed citizenship to religious minorities.
Opposed uniform civil code in secular India.
The list is endless, but provides the jihadi and radicalized mindset fighting against the idea of India, corona jihad being the latest.
Time and again this Indian born Arab community has revealed its loyalty which is to its religion not to the nation they are born in.
Slowly and surely but this nation is heading toward pieceful community mukt Bharat.
Right. ..
well said
News anchors and political commentators are naming Jamaat specifically. It is you who want to muddy the waters by equating the Jamaat with all Muslims. What do you gain by deliberately spreading hatred? Maybe you are in the pay of some agencies to actively spread discord in our country in this difficult times? The views of the Jamaat are well known. They disregarded the Delhi government’s orders of prohibiting the assembly of 200 on the 13th, and also the advice of self quarantine for persons coming into India.
These facts are known to anyone interested in them. So again we ask you Mr.Ali, what is agenda behind your spreading communal hatred?
WEre these people paid by China to do so?
The article is along the expected lines. Defending the indefensible. Nothing wrong this gathering of bigots. Everything is wrong with India, and Hindus.
Accept it or not but if a religious profiling is done, one particular community stands out as the main culprit in this virus spread across India..
The author is politicizing the efforts against Covid-19 outbreak. This is condemnable.
Integration of any minor community with major community rests with both communities identification or behaving speciicway to attract gives way for mutual distrust.people or citizen’s forget that we are enjoying fruits of civilization based on human values practised by major nstitions of decent democracies based on human values if some wants to. Negate such fruits it is the responsibility of the communitiy heads to advise against such activities.instead of giving sermons to other groups..Every body agrees we are in most dangerous situation which may wipe out hard earnwd institutul gaurente s so every person behaviour must be above narrow political religious values
Print may give name of authors in avisible way
Really… So we should practice secularism by offering gaumutra to ramayana viewers
Timeline of the decisions taken by the Indian government so far as per Outlook India
· January 17: Advisory issued to avoid travel to China
· January 18: Thermal screening started of passengers from China and Hong Kong.
· January 30: Strong advisory issued to avoid travel to China.
· February 3: E-visa facility suspended for Chinese citizens.
· February 22: Advisory issued to avoid travel to Singapore; Universal screening for flights from Kathmandu, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia.
· February 26: Advisory issued to avoid travel to Iran, Italy and Republic of Korea. Passengers coming from these countries to be screened, and may be quarantined based on screening and risk assessment.
· March 3: Suspension of all visas for Italy, Iran, South Korea, Japan and China; Compulsory health screening for passengers arriving directly or indirectly from China, South Korea, Japan, Iran, Italy, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, Singapore and Taiwan.
· March 4: Universal screening of all International Flights. Quarantine or isolation at home or sent to hospital based on screening and risk profile
· March 5: Passengers from Italy or Republic of Korea need to get medical certificate before entry
· March 10, Home isolation: incoming international passengers should self-monitor health and follow government Dos and Dont: passengers with travel history to China, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Japan, Italy, Thailand, Singapore, Iran, Malaysia, France, Spain and Germany to undergo home quarantine for a period of 14 days from the date of their arrival
· March 11: Compulsory Quarantine- Incoming travellers (including Indians) arriving from or having visited China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, France, Spain and Germany after February 15 shall be quarantined for a minimum period of 14 days.
· 16, 17, 19 March- Comprehensive advisory:
. March 16: Expanded compulsory quarantine for travellers from or through UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait for a minimum of 14 days.
Travel of passengers from member countries of the European Union, the European Free Trade Association, Turkey and United Kingdom to India totally prohibited
. March 17: Travel of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines, Malaysia prohibited
. March 19: All Incoming international flights suspended, with effect from 22nd March
. March 25: Extension of suspension of all incoming International Flights to India extended till April 14
I quite understand the anguish in the writers piece. Without taking a communal line but at I am sure I will be allowed to take a societal view of the events. I have just one question to pose. Where was the social awareness and responsibility on the part of the organizers of the gathering. That there was an impending epidemic on hand was certainly known. That much of world view of things is certainly some thing one can expect from the Scholars who were talking. Further, as a responsible citizen, could they not have worked with the authorities to find solutions while keeping the congregation safe.The Jamaat certainly failed the test of good citizen, not just of India but of the world.
That the narrative is being twisted and exploited is ,well, secondary to the main event.
Also, why was the response of followers was so uneducated?
They knew it could be risky, they still did it.
Religion over humanity.!
The writer is just showing solidarity in the name of religion and has excluded logic and common sense from his rant.
This was a test for Indian Muslims to prove that they are not like the radicals of Taliban and Al Qaeda and that they fit into a secular society, that treats muslims minorities better than non muslim minorities in Islamic theocracies. Unfortunately, they have miserably failed. This is a self inflicted wound on their image and will take decades to heal. Hindus should be forgiven for Ostracising Muslims in public transport, work place and in the society, because Indian Muslim has given them no reason to be seen as a rustworthy citizen.
test???
what test??
who the hell are you take test of muslims
you are no one to take anyone’s test
There is no need to test Muslims… they were, are and will remain uncivilised radicals… still living in tribal mindset of 5 th century.
Being a Doctor can cow urine and cow dung help cure Covid 19 if it is the remedy then why don’t civilized society talk to WHO and make it available for fighting against virus. Good job great invention in the history of medicine.
Everyone àre commenting on the Jamaat. You are the one deliberately conflating the Organisation with all Muslims, and spreading poisonous hatred. You did not mention that the Delhi government on 12/13 March prohibited gathering of more than 200 people, and also asked nationals from the virus effected countries to self quarantine. The Markhaz not only flaunt these directions deliberately, they also actively asked followers to go and stay in their local mosques.
Many see this as a deliberate plan to spread this highly contagious virus throughout our country. And taking the above facts into consideration, this appears to be true.
Shocking views anything and everything wrong done by us is because MODI is in power and hence our action and activities however wrong are justified.
It is time the author a Muslim does some self introspection as to why Muslims are always agitating against the majority religion, why they are not part of the mainstream? Ignoring their common heritage, Muslims pride themselves after foreign oppressors, favor tribal identities, pan islamic nationalism, being silent when atrocities are inflicted on non Muslims , take the recent Kabul bombing by an Kerala Muslim youth as an example! I am fed up of Muslim complaints about victimization. Please self introspect why Parsis, Jains, Christians, Sikhs are not disliked and only Muslims are?
The writer has amply said about the RW approach of maligning Muslims ,though there were dumbness in TJ in organising but what social media and the above comment makers are just plainly blaming the Muslim on anything
No matter the writer want to convey, the fact is Tirumala temple was closed the very next day the direction given by Andhra govt. Many temples and churches were also closed. Similarly Kejriwal govt issued prohibitory order on 13 March against large functions and gathering. Yesterday, they have taken out 2631 people and 617 hospitalised who have shown symptomsof Coronavirus, waiting for test results and rest were quarantined. Were they following Delhi govt order, even almost after 2 weeks. By the way, please understand, there were no reported cases from Tirumala temple and 9 have already died and many are hospitalized and quarantined. Please do not add secularism angle again to drive home your point, when you stand in a precarious position. Modi did not discriminate people and even today the treatment is same for everyone. If you wish, please check and inform about the facts of how many people not given food in Pakistan just because they Hindus, minority in that country. Dont play your minority card again. It will not help you.
Asim Ali is a Islamic version of Corona virus infecting ThePrint. If ThePrint can’t quarantine him, the infection to ThePrint would become serious and may result in unwanted consequences.
Apparently in your shady attempts to condone the ignorant, arrogant and vile zelotry of some Muslims you are forgetting that what the Jamat did is against what Islamic jurisprudence itself says in relation to pandemics.
The problem is not the narrative of Arnab Goswami – but the narrative of Salafism – which does not recognise Democratic authority or the idea of any rule of law outside their Religious laws.