Leading Muslim body, the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, has voiced concern over the scheduled Ram Mandir inauguration on January 22 becoming a “tool for political propaganda” and a “means of reaping electoral dividends”.
Speaking to the media, Jamaat’s vice-president Salim Engineer cautioned against attempts at polarisation in the name of the temple. “The remark by the general secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust comparing the upcoming inauguration of the temple with our Independence Day is erroneous and mischievous. It tries to set an ‘us versus them’ narrative and polarise the country along religious grounds. The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind condemns such interpretations of the event,” Mr. Engineer stated.
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