A group of Muslim organisations in Kerala, led by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), have called for “political and legal fight” against the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), making it clear that its implementation will affect not just Muslims but others as well.
The decision follows a meeting of a coordination committee of Muslim organisations such as the IUML, two factions of the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, factions of the Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Muslim Education Society, and the Muslim Service Society held in Kozhikode on Tuesday.
Addressing the media after the meeting, IUML State president Panakkad Syed Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal said the UCC would adversely affect the social system of the country. “This will affect not just Muslims, but the tribespeople and the residents of northeastern States as well. Everyone should respond to it together in a responsible way. There should not be any room for communal polarisation. There should not be any protests in the streets,” he said.
