[Assam] Religion Vs. State?

[Chan Mahanta]

>If somebody sings Vande Mataram voluntarily, I 
>have no objections. But if people are forced >to 
>do so, it will meet with resistance,” Bukhari 
>said.


*** I have seen this issue in and out of the news several times in the past.

The above seems reasonable to me. How about you?














At 8:05 AM -0700 8/21/06, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
>The following news item is thought-provoking. Religion vs. state again?
>=====================================================
>
>Guwahati, Monday, August 21, 2006
>
>Vande Mataram against Islamic beliefs: Bukhari
>  ALLAHABAD, Aug 20 – The national song Vande 
>Mataram is ‘against Islamic beliefs’ and asking 
>Muslims to sing it would amount to ‘suppression’ 
>of the community, Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama 
>Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari said today. Addressing 
>a press meet here, Bukhari, who is also patron 
>of the United Democratic Front (UDF), said 
>according to the tenets of Islam, one could love 
>one’s country and even lay down one’s life for 
>it if the circumstances so demand.
>
>“But when it comes to worship only Allah is 
>given that honour. A Muslim cannot worship his 
>or her parents, motherland and even the Prophet 
>though they are held in high esteem,” he said, 
>reacting to a Central directive to states for 
>recitation of Vande Mataram in educational 
>institutions during a celebration on September 
>seven to mark the national song’s centenary.
>
>“Ever since independence, all governments at the 
>Centre and in the states have been suppressing 
>Muslims. This proposal is yet another example. 
>If somebody sings Vande Mataram voluntarily, I 
>have no objections. But if people are forced to 
>do so, it will meet with resistance,” Bukhari 
>said. – PTI
>
>
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