“We have seen the consequences of PFI politics in states like Kerala, and the kind of violence it generates.. We see the same organizations now spreading their web in neighboring coastal Karnataka. These are the Kannur-Malappuram areas- Kozhikode belt which has strong presence of PFI and SDPI from where we have left youth in the past to join terrorist groups like ISIS. This is a clear warning that governments both at the central and state level must take a stronger approach About these organizations,” he told ET.
The PFI and its political wing SDPI and their allies such as the Campus Front of India have been accused of supporting Muslim women’s protests over their right to wear the hijab in the recent controversy in Karnataka and even sponsoring anti-CAA riots in Delhi. and for inciting communal violence in Uttar Pradesh in recent times.
Last year, the Center had told the Supreme Court that it was in the process of banning PFI, but the government is yet to take a decision on it. The PFI, however, has denied all the allegations and said that it is being defamed.
Ram Madhav said the hijab controversy, which started with Muslim girl students protesting against three junior colleges in Karnataka banning Muslim girl students from wearing hijab, should be handled more appropriately without making it a “war of religions” Yes, said Ram Madhav. , He said, “The matter between the students and the college administration should not have been allowed to become an inter-religious conflict… It has acquired a scale which is appalling…
Last week, the Karnataka High Court completed hearing a batch of petitions challenging the ban on hijab in some colleges. The matter was heard by a three-judge bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice JM Khaji.
Describing it as an “inter-religious” matter, which took the form of an “inter-religious” conflict, Ram Madhav said that the dispute could result not only in the Muslim community, but also in the larger Indian society. “We are seeing students in hijabs wearing saffron scarves against students. This is what happens when one does not work on reform. One form of fundamentalism gives rise to another. The killing of a Bajrang Dal worker in Shivamogga is a case in point. Clear warning where this is heading,” he said.
He said that as far as educational institutions are concerned, “one has to abide by general rules and disciplinary obligations, irrespective of the religion he practices.
Arguing that the burqa or hijab is not a religious obligation in most countries of the world, he said, “In the Arab world which was once known for the most literal and strict interpretation of Wahhabi Islam, we see many Muslim countries Liberalizing its religious traditions and choosing a more humanistic form of Islam… Even Saudi Arabia, once known as the Mother of Wahhabism, today has a Crown Prince who is not a fan of driving rights and clothing. Provides more freedom to women in the matter… But here in the pocket we have groups like PFI which promote more regressive and medieval form of Islam in India which is not good for the country or its people.”
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