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Muslim clerics, Hindu priests fast for Modi's 'divine punishment'
Saturday September 24, 2011 01:57:39 AM,
IANS
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Lucknow: Islamic
clerics and Hindu priests joined hands to observe a day's fast
here Friday to seek "divine retribution" for Gujarat Chief
Minister Narendra Modi for the alleged state-sponsored killing of
Muslims during the 2002 riots.
Responding to the call given by leading Shia cleric and scholar
Maulana Kalbe Jawaad, several Hindu sadhus joined him in the
day-long 'roza' cum 'upwas' (fast) at Lucknow's famous Asafi
Imambara, where a formal 'iftar' (breaking of fast) was also
arranged later in the evening.
Leading the Friday 'namaz' at the Imambara Mosque, Maulana Jawaad
also prayed for "punishment to Modi".
He told reporters that "both Muslims and Hindus have unitedly
offered prayers for Modi's divine retribution for the massacre of
innocent Muslims in Gujarat".
Terming Modi as a "tyrant", he said: "We are confident that even
if he manages to get reprieve from the courts, God will answer our
prayers by awarding the severest of punishment to Modi."
Swami Agnivesh, who also participated, flayed Modi for what he
termed as "a huge drama in Ahmedabad".
"I have come to know that Modi paid only Re.1 a day as rent for
the venue of his much hyped fast in Ahmedabad when the building
rent is Rs.5 lakh per day... that itself is blatant misuse of
authority which reflects his psyche."
"Everyone can see his real political objective behind the drama -
Modi's design is to become prime minister, but let me tell you
that his dream will remain unfulfilled as God almighty will
definitely punish him for his unpardonable crimes."
Several other locally prominent Islamic clerics as well as Hindu
priests participated in the fast, which was the first of its kind
in the state capital here.
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