The Prince of Arcot, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, on September 24 said the recently published version of the e-mail reportedly sent by the ‘Indian Mujahideen’ owning responsibility for the bomb blasts in Ahmedabad and New Delhi was meant to incite the emotions of Hindus against Islam and Muslims in general. The Nawab, in a statement, said a simple reading of the e-mail would prima facie establish that it was calculated to provoke Hindu hatred against Muslims. It was certainly not m...

Jamia Millia Islamia has formed two committees to help its students detained by the Delhi Police. The decision was taken after the Academic and Executive councils held an emergency meeting on September 25. The 125-member Academic Council decided to support Vice-Chancellor Mushirul Hasan in his endeavour to give financial aid to the students. The Legal Aid Committee will provide legal help to the students and the Student’s Relief Committee will raise funds from staff and students for p...

The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat (AIMMM) condemned the September 27 bomb blast in Mehrauli area of Delhi in which five precious lives were lost and dozens were injured. Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan, head of the AIMMM, the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations, demanded that the security agencies should meticulously probe this blast and refrain from immature comments and leaks as seen earlier.

Dr Khan said that now that, according to Delhi police, all the dreaded “m...

Demanding an inquiry in the ongoing bomb blasts in Delhi and encounters with alleged terrorists, the Chairman of Council of Indian Muslims – UK (CIM), Mohammad Munaf Zeena, in a statement on September 28 asked: “With all the ‘masterminds’ in the custody of Indian police and two others killed in police encounter, who has now carried out yesterday’s blasts in Delhi?”

“The overambitious security forces and BJP jingoists should not be unawar...

As Home Minister Shivraj Patil began work on a 10-year plan to strengthen the Intelligence Bureau on September 26, there was something missing from the ranks: Muslims. It is a vacuum felt day after day in the battle against terrorism – like last month in a night-time raid on a north Mumbai neighbourhood. Dozens of police officers swooped on the maze of narrow lanes, looking for a top terror suspect, as residents watched terrified from half-open windows. Police had information that Abd...

Former DGP of Punjab Police KPS Gill, who firmly tackled terrorism in Punjab, says that there is no place in society for laws like the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) or the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) as these had immense scope for misuse.

In an interview with The Sunday Tribune (September 21), Gill said, “There is absolutely no room for laws like TADA and POTA in society. Even earlier, we had a tough time in keeping the corrupt and the unscrupulous...