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Vande Mataram un-Islamic, says Deoband seminary
Published on Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 11:54, Updated on Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 13:10 in India section
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New Delhi/ Deoband (Uttar Pradesh): Scholars of an Islamic group in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday passed an edict banning Mataram, India’s national song, saying it is against their religious belief.
The Jamiat-e-Ulema Hind (JEU) passed a resolution at its national convention in Deoband, saying Muslims should not sing the national song as some verses of it are against the tenets of Islam.
Kamal Farooqi, a member of the Mulsim Personal Law Board, told CNN-IBN from Deoband that the fatwa (edict) was consistent with their view that the national song has religious connotations.
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram is to address the convention at Deoband on Tuesday.
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To sing or not to sing ' Vandemataram ' should be left to the individual choice. Reigion is a is
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Islam and Islamic,gosh this is getting a bit too much.Let's face is too much of importance is this religion.India is
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An excellent invitation to the Home Minister for his Secular credentials.
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Hmm..What can Govt do.. They will provide more reservations, more free haj trips and more money to them..
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bravo!! but i wonder how this struck them after more than 100 years of the song's existence ..
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