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Decision followed a 'very cordial' meeting held recently; topics on table ranged from cow slaughter to vilification
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RSS, Muslim intellectuals to hold periodic talks, address issues of concern to the two sides
Decision followed a 'very cordial' meeting held recently; topics on table ranged from cow slaughter to vilification
Written by Shyamlal Yadav
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New Delhi | Updated: September 22, 2022 1:45:44 pm
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met five Muslim intellectuals, addressing issues ranging from cow slaughter to the use of derogatory references. (Express file)A RECENT meeting between RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and five Muslim intellectuals addressed issues ranging from cow slaughter to the use of derogatory references, with the two sides resolving to meet periodically to continue dialogue on issues affecting both communities.
Scheduled for half-an-hour but stretching for 75 minutes, the meeting held at the RSS’s makeshift Delhi office, Udaseen Ashram, a month ago included Bhagwat and Sah Sarkaryavah Krishna Gopal of the Sangh and former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi; ex-Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung; former AMU vice-chancellor and Lt Gen (retd) Zameer Uddin Shah; RLD leader Shahid Siddiqui; and businessman Saeed Shervani.
Quraishi and Siddiqui told The Indian Express that the talks were held in a very cordial atmosphere. “After the meeting, Bhagwat appointed four senior functionaries to keep in touch with the Muslim community on a regular basis. On our side, we are reaching out to Muslim intellectuals, journalists, writers and professionals to keep this dialogue with the RSS going,’’ Siddiqui said.
Quraishi, who initiated the dialogue, said: “He (Bhagwat) told us that people were unhappy about cow slaughter and words like kafir (used for non-Muslims). In response, we said that we are also concerned with that, and if someone is involved in cow slaughter, he must be punished under the law. We told him that kafir is used for non-believers in Arabic and this is not an issue which can’t be resolved… We told him that we also feel sad when any Indian Muslim is termed a Pakistani or jehadi.”
Quraishi said they also questioned the frequent vilification of Muslims, particularly the propaganda about their population and practice of polygamy, reinforcing negative stereotypes about the community.
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