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K.V. Aditya Bharadwaj

‘Communal polarisation strategy will not work in Karnataka. Rather, I hope it does not’

Interview: Moulana Sageer Ahmed Rashadi, Amir-E-Shariat

Moulana Sageer Ahmed Rashadi, Amir-E-Shariat of Karnataka, has taken the initiative to control the noise levels of azaan (call for prayer) from mosques over the past two years. Amidst Hindutva groups launching an aggressive campaign against azaan in Karnataka recently, and taking up many other issues targeting the Muslim community, he has called for communal harmony and peace. The Hindu caught up with the senior cleric.

Excerpts from an interview:

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