Jaipur: Muslim bodies in Rajasthan have extended support to Rajput bodies demanding a ban on the release of 'Padmavati'.
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JEIH) Rajasthan Chapter has said that any attempt to distort history and disrespect religious and historical figures should be dealt with 'treason' charges. "Until the Rajput community, who is well versed with the historical narrative of the fall of Chittorgarh in 1303 CE, clears the movie it should not be released," Iqbal Siddiqui, state media secretary, JEIH, Rajasthan, said.
He drew a parallel by stating that Muslims protesting against the likes of Salman Rushdie and Taslima Nasreen is purely based on the same logic - hurting of sentiments. The most prominent Muslim body of Mewar region (Chittor is part of the Mewar region) Muslim Mahasangh, which has over one lakh members, has already approached the protesting bodies to include them in the protests.
"I am not a historian, but I believe that if the Rajputs, with whom we are living for 500 years, are objecting then it becomes our moral responsibility to support them. Rani Padmini is a pride of Mewar and like Hakim Khan Suri (military strategist, who attained martyrdom in the battle of Haldighati, we are committed to stand with Rajputs of Mewar for the cause," said Multani, convenor of Muslim Mahasangh.
The mahasabha considers Maharana Pratap as one of its role models and celebrates his jayanti every year.
Muslims on ground zero (Chittor) have also jumped into the bandwagon. A body of Muslim lawyers in Chittorgarh has decided to join the protestors' call for the closing fort on Friday. Arif Khan, a lawyer based in Chittor, says: "Rani Padmini or Padmavati is a household name taken with high respect. Any wrong portrayal of the Queen which didn't fit into our folklores is hurting the sentiments of every caste and religion living and raised in the soil of Mewar." He is hopeful that after Jumma (Friday) prayers, Muslims in large numbers will join the protestors at the gate of Chittorgarh Fort.
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JEIH) Rajasthan Chapter has said that any attempt to distort history and disrespect religious and historical figures should be dealt with 'treason' charges. "Until the Rajput community, who is well versed with the historical narrative of the fall of Chittorgarh in 1303 CE, clears the movie it should not be released," Iqbal Siddiqui, state media secretary, JEIH, Rajasthan, said.
He drew a parallel by stating that Muslims protesting against the likes of Salman Rushdie and Taslima Nasreen is purely based on the same logic - hurting of sentiments. The most prominent Muslim body of Mewar region (Chittor is part of the Mewar region) Muslim Mahasangh, which has over one lakh members, has already approached the protesting bodies to include them in the protests.
"I am not a historian, but I believe that if the Rajputs, with whom we are living for 500 years, are objecting then it becomes our moral responsibility to support them. Rani Padmini is a pride of Mewar and like Hakim Khan Suri (military strategist, who attained martyrdom in the battle of Haldighati, we are committed to stand with Rajputs of Mewar for the cause," said Multani, convenor of Muslim Mahasangh.
The mahasabha considers Maharana Pratap as one of its role models and celebrates his jayanti every year.
Muslims on ground zero (Chittor) have also jumped into the bandwagon. A body of Muslim lawyers in Chittorgarh has decided to join the protestors' call for the closing fort on Friday. Arif Khan, a lawyer based in Chittor, says: "Rani Padmini or Padmavati is a household name taken with high respect. Any wrong portrayal of the Queen which didn't fit into our folklores is hurting the sentiments of every caste and religion living and raised in the soil of Mewar." He is hopeful that after Jumma (Friday) prayers, Muslims in large numbers will join the protestors at the gate of Chittorgarh Fort.
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