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Cartoon issue: Muslims urged to exercise restraint

Staff Reporter

"Destruction shrine wrongly attributed "

CHENNAI: Muslims should examine the timing of and possible motivation for publishing the cartoons on the Prophet Mohammed in the western media, Ghulam Mohammed Mehdi Khan, Chief Shia Khazi, said on Monday.

He noted that the recent violent reaction against the insulting cartoons might have caused concern.

While Muslims should show restraint, "it is also necessary to examine the timing of and possible motivation for these cartoons. Using pretended freedom of speech and Press, some western media are taking advantage of the demonisation of Islam, to insult the Holy Prophet... and provoke extremist violence to reinforce the image of fanatical Muslims," he said after a protest by Muslims held at the Thousand Lights mosque.

The destruction of the sacred shrine in Samarra in Iraq was also wrongly attributed to Iraqi Sunni extremists, threatening to inflame violence, a release from Imam-e-Jummah quoting the Chief Khazi said.

Western countries could learn from India and particularly Tamil Nadu, where there was respect for all religions, the statement said. Hundreds of Muslims participated in the protest.

They raised slogans raised against the visit of American President George W. Bush.

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