Coimbatore: Protect our leaders, urges Muslim outfit

COIMBATORE: The city police should act against those who pose a threat to the lives of Muslim leaders, members of the Federation of Coimbatore District All Jamath and Islamic Organisations said on Wednesday.
None of the Muslim leaders have police protection like their counterparts in the Hindu outfits, coordinator of the federation K Raja Hussein told reporters.“Functionaries of Muslim outfits were attacked and autos belonging to Muslims were vandalized in the last few days. Though three complaints were filed, the police department has not taken any action,” he said.
“We had organized over 75 functions to register protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in a democratic manner. But we suspended the protests after the police department and the district administration requested us to maintain peace in the city. It is not due to lack of effective measures taken by the police department, communal tension continues to prevail in the city,” Hussein said.TNN