Islam has been facing a threat from some misguided groups who have been propagating an ultraconservative view of the religion, K. Saleem Ali, former IPS officer, said.
Speaking at the 125{+t}{+h}anniversary of Anjuman-e-Himayath-e-Islam, he said, “There is deliberate high-pitched intolerance and radicalisation of some youth. Also, the concept of jihad and blasphemy has been distorted by some. These misguided views have to be taken out in a systematic way.”
N. Ram, chairman of Kasturi and Sons Limited, said there is misuse of religion for political and electoral gain and the communalisation of politics has become a huge threat to the country. “It has also become a fashion to say secularism is outdated. This is a dangerous fallacy,” he said.
Governor K. Rosaiah said the Anjuman-e-Himayath-e-Islam, founded in 1890 by the Prince of Arcot the IVth Nawab Mohammed Munawwar Khan Bahadur, the great grandfather of the present Prince of Arcot Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, has grown into a pioneering organisation catering to the educational needs of destitute children. Former advocate general Habibullah Badsha and Prince of Arcot Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali also spoke.