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Ramdev under fire for attending Deoband meet
Sanjay Pandey, Lucknow, Nov 5, DH News Service:

Swami Ram Dev may have received support from the Muslim clergy for his yoga presentation at the recent Jamiat-e-Hind convention at Deoband.


But the sadhu community in Ayodhya is up in arms against him for attending the meet and “remaining silent” on the “fatwa” against Vande Mataram.

The sadhus of Ayodhya not only condemned Ram Dev for his silence but also accused him of “giving preference to his business interests over national interests”.

The issue will be raised at the forthcoming meeting of the All India Akhara Parishad, an apex body of sadhus, at Hardwar on November 10. “Baba Ram Dev has become a businessman... if he claims to be an Indian, he should have opposed the fatwa against Vande Mataram,” Akhara president Mahant Gyan Das told Deccan Herald from Ayodhya on Thursday.

All India Saint Committee general secretary Mahamandaleshwar Hans Das also denounced Ram Dev, saying his (Ram Dev) silence reflected his preference for commercial interests.

“Ram Dev’s commercial interests are becoming a hurdle in the way of his patriotism,” Han Das said. “By attending the meet where the fatwa against Vande Mataram was issued, Ram Dev has hurt the sentiments of crores of Indians, and he must seek forgiveness,” Mahant Narayan Giri said.

Meanwhile, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board member and naib imam of Idgah, Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangimahali, said here that no “fatwa” had been issued against Vande Mataram at the Deoband meet.

“It could at best be termed a proposal... it is not a fatwa... a fatwa is issued in response to a query in the light of shariat and is signed by at least three ulemas,” he said.

The Jamiat in its recent three-day national convention at Deoband had said that reciting Vande Mataram violated the spirit of Islam, and as such Muslims should not recite it.

Union home minister P Chidambaram and Swami Ram Dev had attended the meet on its concluding day, although it was not clear whether fatwa was issued in their presence.

The Muslim clergy said there was nothing wrong in practising yoga, and even announced that Ram Dev would conduct a yoga camp at Deoband later.
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By: M Pillai
On: 06 Nov 2009 02:11 pm

The declaration against Vande Matharam is not a BJP issue or Hindu issue. It is against the Indian nation. It is treason and if such declaration is made the responsible to be charged.

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By: AHindu
On: 06 Nov 2009 06:28 am

Islam is a violent religion. It preaches violence, i.e., Jihad. It says Hindus are infidels. History tells us how violent Muslims are,and how violently they looted Hindu temples, and how violently they burned the a railway compartment full of Kar Sevaks, and how vilently they converted Hindus into their religion. The countries where they are in majority they never speak about secularism, and the rights of the minorities. History is a burden to Islam. Their Fatwa does not bind anybody. In the recent Military personnel killing of 12 in USA, i. e., today, it was a Muslim who did the crime...

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By: Sam
On: 06 Nov 2009 08:43 pm

What about Advani who destroyed the Babri Mosque? What about Modis who killed hundreds of innocent people. What about the higher casr hindus still practicing segragation from so called Dallits. Look into your own history before throwing mud on others

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By: A Indian
On: 06 Nov 2009 04:36 pm

Let me be clear about the fact that it is not Islam that is voilent,it is the Muslim that is,because if you look at history it is the muslim that is been deprived of his basic rights,and fighting for rights is everybody business.Look at Iraq,Afghanisthan,tell me fighting for Independence, is been voilent? We in India tend to forget that even the muslims,sikhs and the dalits as they are called by the hindus have fought for independence,but it is the majority hindu who has all the say in the important matters,let us understand that we do not need anybodys certifcate of patriotism or their advise in matters of our religion to prove that we are good indians,and singing Vande matram cannot be made cumpulsory or imposed on anybody,because the constitution is for the non hindus also.It is a shame that earlier we had a common enemy and a rallying point in the britishers but now our politicians are dividing the common man on religious basis and bringing in issues that are irrelevant in present context instead of the development that is needed and to hide the corruption in all spheres and divert the attention of the citizens from the real issues.lets all wake up to this schemes of the politicians and not join issues on matters which will ignite passions and lets confront them on the corruption and let not give them the chance to divide and rule.

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By: Mufti Md. Obaidullah Qasmi
On: 06 Nov 2009 03:29 pm

your writing is violent and not the faith of Islam. Islam has always spread peace and harmony. Muslim rulers made the country the richest one and most powerful but the British looted it and made it poorest. Even under the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Sha Zafar, all nationalist leaders and soldiers irrespective of religion fought the freedom war. u should study history before u talk nonsense. please do not try to misguide people by spraeding hatred against muslims.

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By: Balvanth
On: 06 Nov 2009 03:25 am

WHY people mix religion in every thing, either politics or Art, culture no respect for human values,if that show the loyalty to the country you are born,in which way you contributed in development?

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By: riversand
On: 06 Nov 2009 02:30 am

Muslim community is a pariah community in the eyes of Hindus. Muslims have been thrown to the mercy of the wind, and their language and culture destroyed and their living and livelihood impaired. This vande matram issue is oppression against faith and a terror. By swamping the media and obviating the viewpoints of others, removing Urdu even from the browsers, no doubt is left that fanaticism is at oppressive levels in a new found zeal for misguided political aims and it clearly shows that the Hindus do not know how to integrate with the Muslims by hearing their concerns, but on the other hand are driving them into disappearance altogether in a vengeful manner, all through propaganda and misinformation.

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By: gm haneef
On: 06 Nov 2009 10:44 pm

let me be clear about the true fact that it is not Islam that is violent,it is normal human being who may become violent irrespective of cast and creet, religion i was really amassed to read one who is saying himself as hindu i asure he dont know even what the word hindu defines,these kind of people who creates disharmony and conflicts in the minds of normal man, Islam teaches harmony peace love,respects,i request 'mr Hindu' study true history instead of expressing rubbish thoughts,NO RELIGION TEACHES VIOLENT,WAR,.....MIND IT

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