By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata: There is no relation between terrorism and religion and hence it would be wrong to call someone Muslim or Hindu terrorist, since they are all part of the political propaganda, said Dr Ram Puniyani, former IIT professor and eminent columnist while speaking at a seminar in Kolkata on ‘Unveiling the Terrorism Fiction’ on April 6.
The programme was organized by West Bengal Chapter of Students Islamic Organization of India. He said that the falsely spread notion that ‘all Muslims are not terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims’ has grabbed the attention of not only the investigating agencies, but also large part of the judiciary. Terrorism has been associated with a particular community, he added.
Ram Puniyani
He pointed out that the killers of Mahatama Gandhi, India Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi were not Muslims.
Dr Puniyani added that for him communalism and terrorism are equally bad, adding that terrorism is a reality and we need to face it as challenge and try to get to the root cause of it – poverty, negligence, torture, etc.
Film and documentary maker from Kerala, Suhail K K presented the evidence through authenticate information of how all over the world politicians are involved in terror related activities. His documentary `Terrorism In India, Myth and reality’ was broadcast.
Suhail K K represented a documents `Terrorism In India, Myth and reality’ and shows how the innocent muslims are harassing by the police and security personals.
State President of Jamat-E Islami Hind Muhammad Nuruddin noted that a large section of the state machinery too has been communalized, adding that this must stop at all cost.
Several other dignitaries spoke on the subject.