India News | VHP Slams Jamiat's Arshad Madani over His 'Manu Worshipped Allah' Remark
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The VHP on Sunday hit out at Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani over his claim that "Om" and "Allah" were the same God worshipped by 'Manu', saying his remarks have exposed his "real" mindset.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI) The VHP on Sunday hit out at Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani over his claim that "Om" and "Allah" were the same God worshipped by 'Manu', saying his remarks have exposed his "real" mindset.
The remarks by Madani at an event organised to promote amity drew objections from a prominent Jain monk who stormed off the stage along with a group of other religious leaders.
“Was it a 'Sadbhavna Sammelan' or a gathering of Jamiat's poisonous group?” Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) national spokesperson Vinod Bansal said in a video statement, reacting sharply to Madani's remarks.
The way Madani tried to assert “his supremacy and that of Islam” with his comment in the presence of “Hindu dharma gurus” at the event exposed his real “mindset and character”, Bansal charged,
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“You talk about religion and indulge in sinful acts. Shame on you... The mindset of this Jamiat's gathering will now have to be driven away from this country,” Bansal said.
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