Mangaluru, Feb 19: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday ordered the police to take action against what he called “an anti-national hate speech” made by PFI leader Anis Ahmed in Ullal, Mangaluru.
Bommai said he ordered the local police to “take cognisance” and “take action” against Ahmed’s speech during the PFI Unity March on February 17.
“He has spoken against the country and against the Constitution. It’s an anti-national hate speech trying to create division among people of this country,” Bommai told reporters.
“He has talked about RSS, which is one of the most patriotic organizations. He talked about Ram Mandir even as the Supreme Court has given a judgement for its construction,” he added.
During his speech, Ahmed said India had come under a Hindu majoritarian government and attacked the Modi administration by targeting the RSS. “There is no ‘Hindu vs Muslim’ problem in India. There’s only ‘RSS vs Muslim’ problem,” Ahmed, the PFI general secretary, said.
Ahmed also called upon all Indian Muslims to rise against the RSS. “I want you to identify every local pracharak in your district and mandal. Just identify them. Once you start identifying them, these RSS people will run without even remembering when their uniform changed from chaddi to pant,” he said.
“Some secular leaders who called themselves Muslim intellectuals used to say that everything will be sorted if Babri Masjid is let go. Now that a Ram Mandir is coming up, is everything sorted? In the name of Ram Mandir donation, there are riots happening. Why are Muslims being targeted?” he said.
Ahmed urged Muslim businessmen and shopkeepers not to give a single rupee to RSS people seeking donation for the temple. “This is not Ram Mandir. It is RSS Mandir. Not one Muslim’s money should be used for a single brick to build an RSS temple,” he said.
Bommai said the PFI had shown its “true colours” in the past as well. “It’s the most anti-national, irresponsible statement,” he said.
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