Prophet doesn't need to be defended on FB post: Cricketer Mohammad Kaif condemns communal violence in WB

Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif took to Twitter on Friday to criticise the communal violence in West Bengal’s North 24-Parganas district over a Facebook post

“Prophet Sahab is too great to b defended against a FB post. Damaging property worth crores & violence is absolutely against his teachings. Shame,” Kaif tweeted. The tweet has since been retweeted 5,600 times.

Prophet Sahab is too great to b defended against a FB post.Damaging property worth crores&violence is absolutely against his teachings.Shame

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 6, 2017

Earlier in the day, union minister M Venkaiah Naidu today described the communal violence in a West Bengal district as "unfortunate" and requested the state government to take effective steps to protect all the people -- "whether they are minority or majority".

Clashes broke out between members of two communities in Baduria in Basirhat sub-division of North 24-Parganas district earlier this week over an "objectionable" Facebook post.

"It is unfortunate. I hope the state government will take the situation seriously and take all effective steps to protect the people, every section of the people -- whether they are minority or majority," Naidu told reporters here.

Stressing that no one should be discriminated against, the information and broadcasting minister said, "Every community is part of India...I hope the state government will take action to protect the people."

West Bengal is governed by the Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee.

Meanwhile, separate delegations of the BJP, the Left and the Congress were today stopped from going to Baduria as the situation was still volatile, a senior district official said.

Police and paramilitary forces marched through the troubled areas to maintain law and order.

With PTI Inputs