New Delhi: A leader of the Islamist outfit Jamaat-e-Islami in Kerala, Shaikh Muhammed Karakkunnu, has raked up a controversy by saying that "true believers
cannot reject the Islamic Republic." Karakkunnu made the remark in a Facebook post titled, "will true believers reject the Islamic Republic?" He said the Prophet was the founder of the Islamic Republic and that its capital was Madinah. "It was established without the shedding of a single drop of blood. The people of that land welcomed their leader and accepted him as their ruler. They even named their land after him, Madinat-un-Nabi," he wrote on Facebook.
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As the controversy snowballed, the Communist Party of India CPI(M) state secretary Govindan criticisedCongress leader VD Satheesan as, according to him, the Islamist outfit had abandoned the idea of a theocratic state.
In a statement, the CPI leader said, "They are the ones who argue for an Islamic world, not just a nation. One of their representatives has clearly stated that their aim is an Islamic Republic. Now Satheesan should state his position."
Referring to Jamaat-e-Islami’s ideology, Govindan said, "The colour of a crow is black. Is there any need to check whether that is correct? Everyone knows that the colour of a crow is black."
When asked about a minister and an MLA from the CPI(M) attending programmes organised by a Jamaat-e-Islami-backed outfit in their constituencies, Govindan said they were not aware that the events were organised by such an organisation.
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How Congress Leader VD Satheesan Reacted to Controversy
Congress leader VD Satheesan has said that if more leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami make similar statements, then his party will reconsider its decision to form an alliance with them.
Karakkunnu's Facebook post came amid CPI(M)'s intensified criticism of the Congress and its key ally, the Muslim League, over their reported support for the candidates of the Welfare Party, a political outfit of Jamaat-e-Islami.
He is the chairman of Baithuzzakath Kerala, a zakat institution in the state. Further in his Facebook post, Karakkunnu claimed that it was an ideal, humane, pluralistic state.
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"Muslims constituted only 15 per cent of the population there. During the rule of Umar al-Farooq, the leader of that unparalleled republic in history, the Muslim population was less than four per cent," he added.
"Those who criticise the Islamic Republic are humbly requested to study it. No true believer who has even a little love for the Prophet can reject it," he said.
With inputs from PTI
