What matters is humanity, not religion: Kerala temple organises Iftar party for 400 Muslims

A temple in Kerala on Thursday organised an Iftar party for Muslims in a gesture that symbolises communal harmony.

As per reports in The News Minute, the Lekshmi Narasimha Murthy Vishnu Temple in Malappuram held the party as part of restoration rituals that is being held between May 29 and July 4. The temple has been undergoing renovation works and has been conducting the rituals on a daily basis.

As many as 400 Muslim people participated in the function along with 100 people belonging to other communities. Nearly 300 Muslim families also have funded the restoration of the temple.

“We have grown up in an atmosphere of religious harmony. What matters for us is humanity, not religion. Everybody has the right to follow their religion or caste, but it does not mean that we should not be friendly to people of other religion. We should not close our heart from welcoming people of other religion” Temple Committee Secretary PT Mohanan told the News Minute.