Times of League July_2012

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National Unity

Communal Amity

Cultural Identity

Social Justice

Rule of Law

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THE TIMES OF LEAGUE

Pranab Mukherjee has emergedas a consensus candidate of the

UPA for the post of President.

Pranab Mukherjee has been

gifted with multiple qualities- his

type and congenial temperament

. he has been endowed with

extraordinary dynamism and

possesses almost all faculties of

knowledge on his nger tip. His

Pranam to PranabPresidential Election

has skillfully steered the UPA ship

on the turbulent Indian politics and

tactfully managed the coalition

partners by building up a personalrapport with them all. His good

relation with the DMK party and

its leader Dr.Kalinger Karunanidhi

is a well known fact. The DMK

chief whole heartedly welcomed

his nomination and Pranab on his

part reciprocated by deciding to

launch his presidential campaign

with Tamil lunch with DMK chief in

Chennai.

The extension of support to

his candidacy by the political

adversaries like the Samaj Wadi

Party leader Mr.Mulayam Singh

Yadav and the Bhagujan Party

leader Miss. Mayawathy is atestimony to his charismatic

personality. Even the Marxists

comrades cast their eyes on the

blue eyed political lad. The main

opposition party the BJP is blinking

its eyes and is breathing faster

to face him on the presidential

battle.

People and the press welcome

and appreciate the prudent

decision of Abdul Kalam not to

contest the presidential election.

The Indian Union MuslimLeague being a partner in the UPA

welcomes Pranabs nomination and

greets him and extends its whole

hearted support for his victory. His

victory is a foregone conclusion

and nothing will stop Mukhrjees

on ward march to Rastrapathy

Bhavan. We respectfully convey our

PRANAM (Greetings) to PRANAB.

mastery over constitution and

political system, his administrative

caliber, amiable nature, adjustable

selection to the post of president is

the right choice and he justiably

deserves it. On many occasions he

Presidential Candidate Pranab Mukarjee with IUML Leaders - Honble Minister E. Ahamed,

Kerala State President Syed Hyder Ali Sh ihab Thangal and E.T. Basheer M.P.

The Kerala State IUML Ofce bearers Election was held onJuly 1, 2012 the following members of the party were electedto the party posts.

President : Panakad Syed Ali Shihap Thangal

General Secretary : K.P.A. Majeed

Wise Presidents : P.P. Ahamed Ali, M.I. Thangal,V.K. Abdul Kader, Moulavi P.H. Abdul Salam Hajee & Kuti AhmedKuti

Secretaries : M.C. Maheen, Hajee P.M.A. Salam,T.P.M. Shakeer, P.V. Abdul Wahab & T.M. Saleem

Treasurer : P.K.K. Bawa,

Six Member Central Administrative Committe including theCentral Minister E. Ahamed was also elected.

The General Secretary K.P.A. Majeeth stated that membersto the Executive Committee would be elected soon.

IUML Kerala - Oficer Bearers Election


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Editor

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HolyQuran

Speaks

The Central Govt. Home Secretary Mr.R.K.Singh has recently

sent a letter to all the State Govts. The letter mentions that a

Muslim Inspector or Sub-Inspector should be appointed in police

stations in the Muslim predominant zones.

This news has been published in the Manisudar issue on

7-6-2012 and the same was published in the Dhinakaran Tamil

daily on 8-6-2012. Of course the news is sweet to read. But the big

question is Which state implements this scheme?.

12% reservation for Muslims is prevalent in the State of Kerala.

In Tamil Nadu the reservation quota for Muslims is 3.5%, In Andhra

Pradesh 4%, in Karnataka 5% and in Manipur 4%.

Muslims can join the police force by availing the reservation

benet only in the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Karnataka

and Manipur. Only in these states there is the possibility of posting

Muslim Inspectors or Sub-Inspector in the police station in Muslim

predominant zones.

There is no possibility for the muslims to get the job opportunity

in the states where there is no reservation for them. Only highly

meritorious candidates are selected under the common open

quota. It is rarest of rare for the muslims to secure a place under

common quota. In their scenario how it is possible to appoint Muslim

Inspectors in the states ,that do not adopt quota system.

The letter sent by the Home Secretary is an advisory one and

not an order . If at all Muslim Inspectors should be appointed

,there must be reservation for Muslims in the states. Hence in

this context the letter is immaterial and irrelevant. Instead the

letter should have directed the states to implement the reservation

policy for the Muslims. Some people may raise the question Will

the Centre has the right to interfere in the state Govt. affairs?

The Central Govt. has accepted the recommendation of Justice

Sachar Committee appointed by it. The central Govt. is duty bound

to take all the steps to expedite the implementation of Sachar

Committee recommendations.

Similarly Justice Ranganath Misra commission recommendations

have been released. In order to implement the recommendations

the Central Govt. has nd a way to provide 4.5% reservation to

all the minorities in the central Govt. employments and in the

admission to the higher education. Though the case is pending in

the court the centre has come forward to accept and implement

the reservation policy. The centre should urge all the states to

implement the reservation for Muslims. Instead to write letter

to the states that do not adopt reservation policy and to advise

them to appoint Muslims inspectors in the Muslim majority zones

is nothing but a reductio ad absurdum.

The home secretarys objective will be fullled only if eachstate announces reservation for Muslims. There is no use to try to

build castle in the air.

THE TIMES OF LEAGUE

Saying of ProphetMuhammed (Sal)

2THE TIMES OF LEAGUE

He who believes in God andthe Last Day should honour hisguest; he who believes in Godand the Last Day should notannoy his neighbours; and hewho believes in God and theLast Day should say what isgood or keep silent. Bukhar i+ Muslim

Let him who believes inAllah and the Last Day eitherspeak good or keep silent, andlet him who believes in Allahand the Last Day be generous

to his neighbour, and let himwho believes in Allah and theLast Day be generous to hisguest. Bukhari + Muslim

4.34. Men are the

protectors and maintainers

of women, because Allah

has given the one more

(strength) than the other,

and because they supportthem from their means.

Therefore the righteous

women are devoutly

obedient, and guard in (the

husbands) absence what

Allah would have them

guard. As to those women

on whose part ye fear

disloyalty and ill-conduct,

admonish them (rst),

(Next), refuse to share

their beds, (And last) beat

them (lightly); but if they

return to obedience, seek

not against them Means

(of annoyance): For Allah

is Most High, great (above

you all).

Building Castle in the Air


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THE TIMES OF LEAGUE3

The IUML Tamil Nadu resolvedto organize Education AwarenessConference In September , 2012

and the Youth League Conference

In December 2012 . The committee

meeting was held on June

5,2012 in Qaid Milleth Manjil

the headquarter of the party at

Chennai, under the presidenship

of the state party leader Prof.

K.M.Khader Mohideen.

The committee resolved to

conduct the Educational Awareness

Conference in September 2012

on behalf of the IUML , in the

integrated Tanjore District Tamil

Nadu. for that purpose the

committee resolved to nominate

Shah Jahan, state party Education

Education Secretary. The committee

authorized, integrated Tanjore

District IUML, to x the date and

venue for the conference.

The committee resolved

to conduct the Youth League

Conference in Vellore District , and

directed the Vellore East and

IUML Political Affairs Committee Meeting - Tamil Nadu

west District IUML and state ofce

bearers of the Youth League to x

the date of the conference .

M.S.S Essay Competition

Prize Distribution Ceremony

It was resolved to conduct

M.S.S prize distribution ceremony

for the winners , in the prophet

(sal) birthday essay competition

on July 14, 2012 in Chennai.

The committee appeals the party

National president to postpone

the Youth League National

representatives conferenceproposed on 14 and 15 , 2012.

Bank Account

The committee directed all

district IUML to open a Bank

Account in IOB in the name of the

party and submit a report inthis

regard to the party headquarter.

Further the committee

instructed all the district league

to conduct Annual General Body

Meeting and submit the Annual

Report and Audited Account to

thecommittee and forward acopy

to the Headquarter.

Report about properties.

The committee requested all

the district and primary league

to submit the details about the

properties owned by the party in

their district and submit copies

of registered deeds, patta, tax

receipts to the headquarter.

Use of Electronic media

The committee resolved to take

effort to telecast the activities

of the IUML and decides in this

regard to appoint Haji.S.M.Ameer

Abbas as the organizer.

Party Financial Committee

In order to strength the

economical base of the party

the committee resolved to form

party nancial committee under

the chairmanship of the party

treasurer M.S.A.Shajehan. Further

the committee resolved to appoint

Haji. M.S.Turaf shah .Talapathy

Safeequr Rehman, Kamudi Basheer,

A.M.Shajehan, S.M.Amneer Abbas,

Milleth S.P.Mohammed Ismail

as the members of the nancial

committee.

IUML General Secretary Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen

Congratulates Presidentail Candidate Pranab Mukarjee

Honourable Pranab Mukarjiji,May God Almighty shower His choicest blessings upon your

goodselves, your beloved family and on our beloved country.

We all feel much elated and very much happy to know that you

have been selected to be the Restrapati of our beloved ancient

Country.

We all wish and pray for your thumping victory and May God

Almighty shower his bounteous blessings upon you to give an able,

efcient and exemplary leadership to our Democracy.

On behalf of Indian Union Muslim League and the Muslims of India

we congratulate you and hope your tenure of ofce at the Rastrapati

Bhawan shall bring a new era of dignied democracy, harmonious

society and peaceful but powerful New India.

IUML Kerala Malapuram District Conference 25,000 Green

guard Volunteers participate in the conference. NationalPresident E. Ahamed, Kerala State President Hyder Ali Sihab

Thangal, TN General Secretary K.A.M. Mohamed Abubacker,

Kerala Ministers, M.P.s and M.L.As grace the Conference.

Mamta announces Rs.1,000 for muezzinsContinuing to rain sops on the minorities, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday announcead Rs.1,000 monthly

honorarium for muezzins of mosques.

She also included 33 more classes from among the minorities in the 17 percent quota earmarked for Other Backward Classes.

The muezzins who lead the call to prayers and help out in other socio-economic activities like administering polio drops are very poor, she

told reporters. So the cabinet has given the go-ahead for a Rs.1,000 honorarium per month through the Waqf Board.

She said the cabinet also cleared a proposal for reservation of jobs for Muslims under the Other Backward Classes category.

The previous (Left Front) government passed a bill hurriedly before last years assembly polls without undertaking any survey... We have

now nalised things after conducting a sample survey, she said.

Banerjee said earlier 65 classes of minorities were included in the OBC list. Today we have decided to add 33 more.

Last month, the chief minister announced a monthly honorarium of Rs.2,500 to Imams to be paid through the Waqf Board

* Education Awareness Conference In September

* Youth League Conference In December


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Tamil Nadu State IUML - Urgent Executive Committee Meeting.President Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen addresses the meeting.

General Secretary K.A.M. Mohammed Abubacker, Treasurer M.S.A.Shajakhan, Vice President Vadaku Kottaiyar V.M. Syed Ahamed,

Thalapathi A. Shafqur Rahman participate in the meeting.

Puducherry State Mahe District IUML New Ofce bearers with National

Monitoring Committe Member K.A.M. Abubacker, State President

Rahamathullah Khan, Vice President Ahamed Jawahir and Secretary

Hamza, Mahe District President M.A. Mahmood and Secretary Ibrahim.

From one or two in an entire college, it is now three or more in eachclass. This is the number of Muslim girls taking up higher education

in Coimbatore. A look at the admissions that just got over for the

undergraduate courses reveals that there has been a remarkable increase

in the number of Muslim girls getting admitted to colleges and deemed

universities in the city.

Though there are a lot more who are still denied education in the name

of convention, academics are happy that they get a good number to ll

the 3.5 per cent Backward Class (Muslim) quota. The quota includes

seats for girls and boys.

U. Jerina Bi, a rst-generation graduate who is now the Dean of Faculty

of Management, Avinashilingam University for Women, remembers how

it was 30 years ago and how it is now.

Those where times when girls got married when they turned 14

and had to drop out of school. From then till now, there has been a

remarkable improvement in the number of girls opting for higher

education. There has been a steady increase. Even now there are cases

of girls dropping out after the rst year or second year of graduation,

but they are negligible in number compared to those completing higher

education, she says.

Being the co-ordinator of UGC schemes for students belonging tominorities, Ms. Jerina Bi says there are more than 10 per cent Muslims

studying in the Bharathiar University now from UG to doctorate.

Increased awareness makes them avail of the various scholarships and

government schemes.

She says a majority of girls from Karumbukadai and Kottaimedu choose

to study in the university because they feel safe.

But a glimpse outside of the university reveals another trend also

that of girls choosing even co-education institutions, based on choice

of course and proximity to residence.

R. Rajendran, Principal of PSG College of Arts and Science, says there

is a good response from Muslim girls for all the courses.

There is no inhibition, only a conviction to study. They come with

much condence. Those from the lower middle class and below poverty

line do not hesitate as there are scholarships and schemes to help them.

There are two Muslim girls among those selected for the free education

system this year, he says.

Badri Sriman Narayanan, Principal of NGM College, Pollachi, says there

has been an increase even from among the rural lot.

Girls from the very afuent rural families are not sent. But, parents

who are employed in the government sector want to educate their girls.

The drop out rate has reduced considerably, he says.

The faculty at Government Arts College, Coimbatore, say the number

of Muslim girls taking up higher education is very high in Coimbatore

Rise in number of Muslim girls pursuing higher educationcompared to other districts. The State government BC (M) quota of 3.5

per cent is not enough to accommodate many eligible candidates.

Controller of Examinations of the College K. Shanmuga Sundaram

says that there are many girls who come with their parents, sometimes

only the mother, to inquire about the courses. When they do not get a

course of their choice, they are open to study any course. Such is the

interest they have in pursuing higher studies, he says.S. Jabeen, second year MBA student, says the days of Muslim girls

living within the connes of a home are over. The girls in my family

are examples. All of us are getting an education though our mothers

have not even completed school education. Now they want us to earn

respect that only education can give. Education has broken the barriers

of convention, she says.

- Courtesy : The Hindu - Chennai

Protest in Sri Lanka against shifting of mosqueMuslims gathered in mosques in unusual numbers

across the country for special Friday prayers to preventthe shifting of a mosque in Dambulla. The Easternprovince, which has a signicant number of Muslims,virtually shut down, for the second day, protesting thedesecration of the mosque in Dambulla, a town about150 km north-east of Colombo.

Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne had ordered relocationof the mosque from Dambulla, as mobs and some

people in the robes of Buddhist monks had launched a sudden protestagainst the mosque on April 20. They wanted the mosque demolished,because it was built in a place considered sacred by Buddhists.

The prayers today were longer than usual, said Asif, a companyexecutive, who had come to the 150-year-old Shaikh Usman WaliyyullahShrine and Masjid at Cinnamon Gardens. There was a special dua[prayer] which basically implored the almighty to protect us, and thecountry from evil inuences, he added.

Soon after the prayer, those gathered displayed placards. One wantedboth Sinhalas and Tamil Muslims to be treated equally; another read:Gift for Muslims in Dambulla, who helped in Geneva. The backgroundis that many Muslim religious leaders had talked to their counterparts inWest Asia and in Muslim majority countries in a bid to inuence thesecountries to reject the United Nations Human Rights Councils March 22resolution against Sri Lanka.

Asked about the protests in the Eastern province, Chief MinisterSivanesathurai Santhirakanthan said there were no untoward incidents.Asked if the region was tense, he said these were mere rumours. Shopswere closed. There is no tension here, he said over phone from theeastern headquarter town of Batticaloa.


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60th Anniversary of Indian Parliament

IUML Continues its place from 1st Parliament to 15th Parliament : E. Ahamed

THE MINISTER OF STATE INTHE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL

AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATEIN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRIE. AHAMED): Mr. Chairman, Sirthank you very much for giving

me an opportunity to speak onthis occasion. I represent IndianUnion Muslim League (IUML) in

the Parliament and it is a matterof great pride and satisfaction for

my Party that my Party was in therst Parliament in 1952 and weare continuing our membership

till this date. I think after theIndian National Congress, it maybe my Party which is here from 1st

Parliament to the 15th Parliament.

Of course, numerically our strengthmay be very little or not very much,but still our policies, programmes,approach, contribution and

committment are much bigger andmore appreciative to many of thepolitical parties in the country.

Sir, India is secular democraticRepublic. The great leaders, who

led the freedom struggle andbrought us independence, thoughtthat the democracy is best suited

for this country. Our great leader,Quade Millet Mohammed Ismail

Saheb, who was the veteranMember of this House, who hasbeen described by the National

Leaders including late Shri LalBahadur Shastri; a leader withhonesty and integrity and has

taught a large section of Minority tosupport and commit to democracyas this is one important thing for

the Indian people for their futureas the best-suited administration.

I am very happy to say thatmy Party since its inception 1948and after having the membership

of the Parliament - I salute theIndian Parliamentary system andalso salute the people who have

elected us without interruptionfrom the 1st Parliament tothe 15th Parliament - that we are

committed to secular democracyand at any rate, we have to

uphold the principles of seculardemocracy in India. There isno place in democracy for the

violence, communal disharmonyor any such kinds of tendencies.

In a secular democracy,

Parliament is the biggest

institution. In the history of theworlds Parliamentary System. oursis the largest democracy in theworld, we have been respected by

all the countries in the world. This

is something which we have to be

proud of. Only a democracy canfull the aspirations of differentsections of the society.

India has immense diversity. Wehave different religions, differentlanguages, sub-cultures, ways of

living and even thoughts. Such acountry of diversity can be held

together and taken on the path ofprogress only through democracy.

Our political guide, I would say,

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, whowas the founder of modern India,thought that we must uphold

every time unity in diversity. Wehave different religions, different

languages, different culturesbut we are all one as Indians.Therefore, it is the solemn duty of

every Indian to commit ourselvesto maintain the national unity ofthis country.

Sir, all the time, we are speakingabout the very democratic

principles. This Parliament is thebest example for the legislaturesof India and people of India. For

the last 21 years, I have beena Member of Parliament. I amcompleting the 21st year in this

House apart from my seventeen-and-a-half years in the Kerala

Assembly. I have seen many of theacrimonious situations here but thisis the Parliament which provides the

people the opportunity to ventilate

their sentiments and feelings. Thisis Parliament where Maulana Abul

Kalam Azad told his detractors mylife is an open book. You can see

everywhere and you can nd anyfault of me. This is the Parliamentwhere Members of the minority

community told our then PrimeMinister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:we have been asking and pleading

for appointments in servicesbut we are getting back only

disappointment. Panditji was somoved. Pandit ji had taken actionon that. This is such a Parliament

of which we are the members.We must be proud of the fact thatwe are the Members of this great

Parliament. But at the same time,we must also see what things we

will have to do.

There are socio-religions in our countrywho have not got a say

in the developmentarena. At the very sametime, I would say the

Constitution says thereshould be equality. The

Directive Principles ofthe State Policy enjoins

upon the State to bring about

socio-economic equality and fairdistribution of resouces. But,during the past 60 years, despite

our great and best efforts, are weproud of the fact that everybody

has been given his equal right andshare? No, Unfortunately, it is not.At the very same time, there are

deprived people. Especially,democracy means minorities shouldbe respected. I am very happy to

hear from no less a person thanShri L.K. Advani that monoritiesshould be respected. That minority

should not be only the politicalminority. That minority should also

be the linguistic minority, religiousminority. Therefore, the democracythat we have in India should strive

hard to send the message thatminorities should also be given

compassionate consideration. Theirdemands should be consideredsympathetically and also there

must be tolerance to hear that.If it is not given, we cannot beproud of the fact that we are in a

democractic country. Of course, itis better than many othercountries.

If today 220 million people aregoing to sleep hungry, then, we

must have a serious look at whathas gone wrong. Representationof disadvantaged sections of the

society, whether they belong toone religion or the other, in theservice and other sectors

of development, is much lessthatn what is should have been

alienated, that have been kept outof development of this country.So everybody should be given an

opportunity to participate in thebuilding of this nation. They mustbe given their position also.

On this occasion, when we arecelebrating the 60th Anniversary

of the First Sitting of IndianParliament, it is our duty to seethat these disadvantaged sections

of the society, including theminorities, get their due share inthe development of the country.

That is the thought which shoud

guide us in our deliberation and

our future actions.

Sir, I would like to say that

we should introspect about our

treatment of our minority, ourConstitution is very clear, our

Constitution has given wider

provisions to enshrine the rights

and privileges of the minorities

but it has to be implemented.

They should also have their

rights and privileges. Such a

Constitution should be upheld;

such a Constitution should be

implemented. Unless we do

that, we cannot do justice to

democracy. I fully agree with the

sentiments expressed by my other

friends also that this Parliament

should show that we are all one

in maintaing national unity. At

the same time, I would like to

say that the Indian Parliament

has necessary will and expertise

for bringing about progress and

prosperity into the lives of millions

of the people of our country,

who are deprived of a better life

today. At the same time, we must

also see that our great country

should also be given a tting reply

to those who try to in align theimage of our country. One such

reply was the minorities have no

rights and privileges. There may

be some lapses. Minorities have

rights and privileges as enshrined

in the Constitution.

Not only that, here the

propaganda let loose by anti-

Indian people elswhere has very

much been defeated by people.

They would say that there is

no cultural integrity or cultural

security in regard to minorites. No,

the Indian culture is a compositeculture. That culture is integrated

with the Hindu Culture, Islamic

culture, Christian culture, Buddhist

culture and all the cultures. So

far as minority Muslims of India is

concerned, Indian Muslims culture

is as strong as Red Fort, as tall as

Qutub Minar, as beautiful as Taj

Mahal, which no Indian, especially

majority community will not allow it

to be nished. That is, maintaining

Indias unity, cultural unity, religious

unity, national unity. Therefore, on

this auspicious occasion, all of us

are committed to maintain and to

go ahead with national unity. May

God bless this country to maintain

its unity and integrity!


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M. Abdul Rahman M.P. hands over letter of Election to the post of

Trustee of Muslim League Publication Trust to Vallan Jailan Basha. Dubai

Quaid-e-Millath Peravai President A. Liyakath Ali, Secretary A. Muhammed

Thaha, Treasurer Ameethur Rahman, Publication Trust Secretary Millath

S.B. Muhammed Ismail are in the picture.

It gives me great pleasureto be here with all of you at the

Valedictory Function for the Indian

Foreign Service Probationers of

the 2010 Batch. I congratulate

these young Probationers for

successfully completing a yearlong

professional training at the ForeignService Institute. I am also happy

to know that currently they are

further sharpening their skills at

desk attachments with various

divisions of the Ministry and

very soon will be going for their

language assignments abroad.

It is also a matter of pride for

me to present the External Affairs

Minister Gold Medal for the best

probationer of the 2010 Batch.

I am also delighted to note that

the Foreign Service Institute

is also conferring AmbassadorBimal Sanyal Memorial Silver

Medal for the best dissertation,

Deans Certicate of Merit and

Best Sportsperson Trophy to the

deserving Probationers.

I would like to take the

opportunity to convey to these

young members of the Foreign

Service Fraternity that, after having

been selected through a rigorous

selection process, all of you have

earned the faith and respect of

people of India to represent this

great country across the globe.You have joined the Indian

Foreign Service at a very important

phase for Indian diplomacy.

In todays World, increasing

dominated by the corporate and

private businesses, Foreign Service

still remains an exciting and a

challenging professional career.

Backed by a vibrant democracyand a resilient economy, India is

poised to play a role commensurate

with its prowess and destiny in the

future. India is emerging as an

acknowledged leader in several

multilateral fora and increasingly

making its presence felt as a major

player in regional and international

affairs.

The complexities in todays

world have reached new heights.

Terrorism, energy security, climate

change, and piracy are some of

the challenges that have becomemore diverse and complex in their

content.

Given these complexities, all of

you are required not only to have

a deep understanding of a wide

range of topics but also need to

be versatile and adaptable and

develop qualities like modesty,

loyalty, sincerity and patiencein abundance to deal with such

challenges. All of you share the

responsibilities to represent

and to contribute towards the

development of India. It is

imperative, therefore, for all of you

to constantly strive to update your

skills and take up the challenges

with a positive and open mind.

I would also like to note her

that when you rst get posted

abroad many of you may tend to

get overwhelmed by the foreign

cultures and inuences. It is notbad to learn and understand

foreign cultures and traditions, but

you must never lose your Indian-

ness. You must never forget the

fact that you a representing a

great country which has always

stood for values like unity in

diversity, respect for differences

and conuence and co-existence of

civilizations. You should all imbibe

these values and spread these to

which ever county you are posted

to. This is also something that will

always give you inner strength

and conviction to sail through the

difcult times that you may face in

your assignments.

I would also like to briey

mention the role of the Foreign

Service Institute. The Institute

is doing a commendable job in

training the young entrants of the

service. I am also delighted to note

that FSI has diversied its activities

over the years to include courses

for staff and ofcers at all levels

of the Ministry of External Affairs,

ofcers from other civil services

as well as for foreign diplomats.

I am condent that in the coming

years the Institute will continue to

maintain its sterling track record

and meet the growing training

needs of the Foreign Service.

In the end I again congratulate

this wonderful 2010 batch of the

Indian Foreign Service Probationers

for completing their training at

headquarters and wish them all

success in their careers as theyembark upon this exciting journey

as Indian Diplomats in the 21st

century.

Valedictory Function for the Indian Foreign ServiceAddress by Honble Minister E. Ahamed

Lokh Sabha Bulletin acknowedging

the merger of Muslim League - Kerala

State Committee with IUML.


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The plight of Indian Muslims has remained more or less static sinceindependence despite numerous promises made by our political parties

one after another. The latest poverty gures released by the Planning

Commission on 19 March show that Muslims are even poorer than other

minorities like Christians and Sikhs.

The overall grim picture of Muslims in every sphere as compared to

Dalits, SC,ST and other sections of society has already been highlighted

by the Sachar Committee report. In terms of progress and growth,

Muslims are far behind and poorer than other poor from the general

category or SC/ST. As per the Planning Commission estimates, the

poverty ratio is highest among Muslims at 33.9 percent both in rural

and urban areas as compared to Christians where only 12.9 percent are

poor in the urban areas. In rural areas only 11.9 percent Sikhs are poor.

In urban areas, SCs have a poverty ratio of 34.1 percent and STs are at

30.4 percent while for OBCs the gure is 24.3 percent. If we go by other

gures available, we will nd that there has been an overall decline in

urban poverty from 25.7 percent to 20.9 percent and in rural poverty

from 41.8 percent to 33.8 percent. Surprisingly, Muslim poverty has not

decreased.

The trends are alarming and an eye-opener. But the big question is:

are Muslims discriminated against within the minority structure? If it

is true, how can one accept that 4.5 percent reservation to minoritieswill help Muslims to get their chunk out of it or will it go the same waywhere one would again be forced to say that Muslims are even morejobless than other minorities in the end. Will the authorities responsiblefor implementing various minority schemes in states or at the Central

level ensure that Muslims would not be discriminated against within theambit of minorities at all levels or will it merely end up in just keeping theestimates in les for further reference while preparing another estimatefor minorities.

The gure of the Planning Commission indicates that Muslims aremore backward as compared to other minorities in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,Gujarat, Rajasthan and West Bengal. The gures released by the PlanningCommission are based on data collected by the National Sample SurveyOrganisation. The estimates of poverty by the Planning Commission arebased on assuming a daily income of Rs 32 as the poverty line.

The statistics reveal that political parties over the years have onlypaid lip service to the cause of Muslims because their promises hardlygenerate any action on the ground. The greater emphasis is on howto show their concern by simply drum-beating or by fullling promisesin bits and pieces. Poor implementation of Sachar and RanganathMishra recommendations speaks volumes about the seriousness of the

government towards the upliftment of the community.

Indian Muslims poorer than other minoritiesBy Mohammad Naushad Khan, The Milli Gazette

violence, neither in the Holy Quran

nor in the Sunnah (Prophetic

traditions). It is mentioned at

several places in the Holy Quran

that Allah does not like those who

spread mischief on this earth. One

such verse is:

Allah does not love thosewho do mischief [Sura Maidah

5:64]. Mischief, in Arabic is

Fasad, and it can refer tomurder,

corruption, evil and violence. So,

when Allah does not like those

who spread violence, how can

He legislate violence in His Deen?

These two opposites can never

exist in Islam.

Moreover, the biggest violence

killing innocent people is

repudiated in such strong words

the likes of which are found in no

other religious scripture:if any one kills a person

- unless it be for murder or for

spreading mischief in the land - it

would be as if he killed the whole

humanity: and if any one saved a

life, it would be as if he saved the

life of the whole humanity[Sura

Maidah 5:31]

This verse explicitly denounces

any innocent killing. Even in

retaliation or in war, Muslims are

not supposed to kill innocent

people. In a Hadith (Prophetic

Tradition), Muhammad said: Go

out in the name of Allah and by

the help of Allah, following the

way of the Messenger of Allah. Do

not kill any old man, infant, child

or woman spread goodness and

Islam And Tolerance And Non-ViolenceIslam is a religion of peace

peace to humanity and one and

all. It is a religion to lead mankind

from the depths of darkness and

ignorance towards the path of

light and knowledge. The literal

meaning of Islam, derived from the

Arabic word Salaam, means peace.The word Islam has another root

derivation Slim which means

surrender or submission. In short,

Islam means peace acquired by

humans by submitting their will to

the Will of Allah.

Moreover, Islam not only fosters

love between fellow Muslims;

rather it is a merciful for all of

humankind. The peace of Islam

has got many dimensions: peace

with Allah, peace with society

and peace with all of mankind

irrespective of caste, creed and

religion. Islam guides people to

the path of non-violence and

tolerance and shows the path of

righteousness and piety.

Coming to the point, a religion

with such high values enshrined

in its very name is misunderstood

by the bulk of humans as violent

and intolerant. If any Muslim

commits a wrong, it is directly

or indirectly attributed to Islam.

The misinterpretation of many

mischievous people has given

a bad name to this religion of

peace. But, at this critical point,

people should know that Islam

is not what X or Y says. It is not

this scholars or that scholars

interpretation; Islam is what the

Holy Scripture the Quran says

and what Muhammad the Prophet

of Islam says. They are the two

primary sources of Islam.

Islam is against

compulsion in religion

It is enshrined in the the Holy

Quran that there is no compulsionin Islam. Muslims are prohibited

to force people of other faiths to

accept Islam. There is no tolerance

for one who forces another person

to submit to his/ her will and

convert to the religion unwillingly.

Allah says:

Let there be no compulsion in

religion: Truth stands out clear

from Error: whoever rejects evil

and believes in Allah has grasped

the most trustworthy hand-hold,

that never breaks. And Allah hears

and knows all things. [Sura Baqara2:256]

This is the foundation for tolera

nce towards any and every religion

and their people. There is no

force and no compulsion on any

individual to accept Islam. If he or

she wants to accept Islam, it has to

be necessarily out of their own free

will and not at the point of sword.

This is the essence of Islam. Islam

is an open invitation to man kind

and they have the full right either

to accept it or to reject it.

Islam is

non-violent and tolerant

Violence is not in the dictionary

of Islam. There is no place for

do good, for Allah loves those who

do good.(Abu Dawood).

At other place in the Holy Quran,

Allah asks the believer to keep the

door for peace wide open. The

door of peace is open all the time

in Islam, even in a battle eld.

Allah says, If the enemy inclinetowards peace, you (also) incline

towards peace, and trust in Allah

[Sura Anfal 8:61].

Even in retaliation, a Muslim

is not supposed to transgress. If

you have been wronged by some

person, you have no right to wrong

them or any other person to take

revenge. And, if you are helpless

and unable to do anything, Islam

orders you to cling to patience.

There is no permission for

violence, whatsoever, in Islam at

any point of time. Reecting onthe following Hadith: If anyone

harms (others), Allah will harm

him, and if anyone shows hostility

to others, Allah will show hostility

to him. (Abu Dawood), makes

it clear that complete tolerance,

peace and perseverance are the

virtues ascribed by the religion.

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