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Maulana Mahmood Madani, President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, on Friday expressed support for dialogue between Muslim communities and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and welcomed the recent remarks made by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on sensitive religious issues.

In an interview with ANI, an Islamic Scholar said his organization had already passed a resolution in favour of engagement, stressing that while there were "differences", efforts must be made to reduce them.

"There are a lot of ifs and buts...My organisation passed a resolution that there should be engagement. There are differences, but we need to minimise...We will support all efforts of talks. Recently, the RSS chief made statements on Gyanvapi and Mathura Kashi. His efforts to reach out to the Muslim community should be praised and appreciated. We will support all kinds of dialogues," Madani told ANI.

Referring to Bhagwat's comments on the Gyanvapi mosque and Mathura-Kashi disputes, Madani highlighted that such outreach needed acknowledgement.

Earlier, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat stated that the Ram Temple was the only movement officially endorsed by the Sangh, although members are permitted to advocate for the Kashi and Mathura movements. He emphasised Islam's enduring presence in India, urged every Indian to have three children to balance demographics, and blamed conversion and illegal migration for imbalances, advocating jobs for citizens.

Maulana Madni also credited the civil society of the country for foiling the conspiracy hatched by the Pahalgam terror attack, saying that if the incident had taken place in any other country, then there would have been a lot of chaos.

"First, the way those miscreants killed others after asking their names -- I cannot thank enough my fellow countrymen, whom I don't want to divide into Hindus and Muslims. They showed patience. It's true -- had it been any other country, who knows what kind of chaos would have happened. That's the beauty of India," Madani said.

"The biggest role in failing that shameful incident was of the civil society of this country. They understood that this is a conspiracy to make the communities living in this country fight and foiled it. This was a work bigger than Operation Sindoor," he added.

Twenty-six tourists, including 25 Indian nationals and one Nepalese citizen, were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack by the Pakistan-backed terrorists on April 22.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president revealed that he doesn't believe the foreign narrative regarding "genocide" on the Muslim community.

He mentioned that a lot could have been done against the Muslim community following the Pahalgam attack.  

"Time and again, there is talk--especially outside India--that there will be a genocide of Muslims. This is said quite often, even to me personally, but I am not willing to believe it. After what the terrorists did in Pahalgam, a lot could have easily happened. At least some unrest could have taken place. But it didn't," Madani said.

"This wasn't solely the work of the government--though I won't deny that the government deserves some. But more importantly, it was civil society that truly deserved the credit. And now that this conspiracy has understood other conspiracies--that our enemy wanted conflict," he added.

Madani further hailed the country's law enforcement agencies, mentioning their increased professionalism. He further noted that they should become more inclusive in their working style, which can make their work easier.

"I am watching from a distance. Professionalism has increased in law enforcement agencies. If you look at the overall situation, the last ten years and the ten years before that, there is a huge difference. There is a need for further improvement, and that should happen. There is a need to be inclusive. If inclusiveness increases in the work of law enforcement agencies, their work will become easier," Madani said.

The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind President also endorsed India's position of not engaging with Pakistan, especially since they had a hand in the terror attacks on India.

Islamic scholar and President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, Mahmood Madani, on Friday took a jibe at leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that the standards of political language and discourse have gone down in recent years.

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Madani criticised that leaders across the political spectrum, including the Prime Minister, opposition leaders, and state leaders, for using "inappropriate" and "offensive language".