Protests spilled over to the streets here on Friday against the detention of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) national secretary E.T. Mohammed Basheer, MP, by the Uttar Pradesh police in Kanpur.
Mr. Basheer was detained by the police when he reached Kanpur to meet the victims of communal clashes that erupted in the wake of two former BJP spokespersons making offensive remarks against Prophet Mohammed.
IUML national general secretary P.K. Kunhalikutty condemned the police action, saying that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was tarnishing the country’s image by trying to insult Prophet Mohammed and his followers.
