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The editorial “Challenging SIMI’s hate politics” (April 1) is a frank and accurate analysis of the origin of hate politics in the largest Islamist political grouping. Indian Muslims did not join the radical jihadi movement till 1991. The turning point was the destruction of the Babri Masjid. This point has been well brought out by B. Raman in his book The Kaoboys of RAW . If the trend among the Muslim youth is to be reversed, the problems of illiteracy and unemployment in the community should be addressed.
Ahmed Ali,
Instead of paying lip-service and exploiting Muslims for votes, political parties should evolve policy prescriptions and programmes intended to uplift the community. In a true democracy, the safety, security and prosperity of the voiceless minorities are a true indicator of success.
A. Jailani Basha,
Since its ban in 2001, SIMI has been fighting legal battles and much of its former leadership has been acquitted in the charges laid against it. The organisation’s working too has changed and it has evolved new tactics to attract the Muslim youth. A large majority now demands a reversal to its former non-jihadi ideology. The government should lift the ban on SIMI and allow its revised political Islamists to flourish so that the jihadi-minded minority is isolated.
Yasir Malik,
Persons like Safdar Nagori who are very bitter about being Indian are rare. The overwhelming majority of Muslim youth are bubbling with enthusiasm and vigour and are willing to eradicate the evils from their motherland. The Muslim youth today may be frustrated at the state of affairs. But he is not desperate and desolate. His faith in the Almighty softens him.
T. Azeez Luthfullah,
Had they been genuinely interested in the welfare of their people, they would have concentrated on improving their education and empowering the women.
P. U. Krishnan,
Many well educated Muslims, hailing from affluent families, have taken to terrorism. Many captured terrorists have admitted that they are fighting for the establishment of an Islamic Caliphate. The government should certainly help the poor and the needy but it would be wrong to render such help on the basis of religion or caste. K. Subramanian,St. Louis, Missouri It is astonishing that despite being banned in 2001, SIMI should continue to exist in a clandestine manner, providing logistics support to home grown terrorists. It is also surprising that Mr. Nagori, who was virtually allowed to escape the police dragnet in 2001, avoided detection all these years. Radical Islamists have expanded their theatre of jihadi violence. The crackdown is welcome. Those who tracked Mr. Nagori and his fellow activists to their hideout deserve to be lauded. It provides an occasion to review measures that have been initiated to fight radical Islamism in our country.
J. Akshay,
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