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Chidambaram says can't view Islam as an alien faith
Calcutta News.Net
Tuesday 3rd November, 2009 (ANI)
Saharanpur (UP), Nov 3 : Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that india cannot view Islam as an alien faith.
Speaking at the 30th general session of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind here, Chidambaram said: "We cannot view Islam as an alien faith because this is the land of your of your birth. All Indians share a cause to fight communalism."
"It is a matter of our pride that Islam exists in India along with other major religions," he added.
About 10,000 clerics, besides five lakh followers of Jamiat, are attending the three-day conference, which commenced on November 1.
The conference is being seen as an attempt by the UPA government to reach out to Islamic scholars.  Email this story to a friend
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Tayeb Poonawala, B.E. (civil), M.Eng. (USA), P.E. (NY & NJ).
11-03-09, 07:52 AM |
Chidambaram says can't view Islam as an alien faith
Union Minister, Hon. Chidambaram is RIGHT in his statement, saying,
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