Muslim clerics denounce terrorism at H’bad meet

HYDERABAD: A massive public meeting organised by Islamic madrassas here has condemned terrorism in all its forms and urged Muslims to develop good relations with other communities.

Prominent religious scholars from Andhra Pradesh and other parts of the country addressed the meeting attended by thousands at the Nizam College Grounds on Saturday night. Organised by the coordination committee of madrassas of Andhra Pradesh, it said Islam or Muslims had nothing to do with terrorism and blamed government policies for terrorism.

While pointing out that Islam unequivocally condemned terrorism by describing the murder of innocents as the killing of entire humanity, a resolution passed at the event said the “repression on innocent people and injustice” promoted terror.

While praising chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, Moulana Hameeduddin Auqil Hussami, a popular religious leader in Andhra Pradesh, hit out at home minister K Jana Reddy for backing police action against innocent Muslims, and even women