New Delhi

Several Muslim organizations have condemned the anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh and asked the Indian government to be firm with Dhaka in curbing the riots.

Dr. Khwaja Iftikhar Ahmed, President, of Inter Faith Harmony Foundation of India, has condemned the violence being perpetrated on the Hindus in Bangladesh.  

In a statement released to the media, he said, “The killing of innocent Hindu minority members for no fault of them speaks low morality, the collapse of the attributes of sobriety.”

‘Recent news of attacks on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh is not only condemnable but there is a rationale behind the ugliest and shameful acts of naked vandalism by the misdirected Bangla youth.”

The Foundation said the government of India must issue a firm warning to Dhaka on the continuous violence against Hindus.

In the meanwhile, Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) has also condemned the attack on the life and property of Bangladeshi Hindus.  

"We call upon Muslim organizations and individuals in India to strongly condemn the targeting of minorities in our neighbouring country, a statement signed by 52 Muslims and a few non-Muslims.

The signatories to the statement are:

1.       A. J. Jawad, Advocate, Chennai

2.       Aftab Khan, Journalist, Nasik

3.       Akbar Shaikh, IMSD, Solapur

4.       Ahmad Rashid Sherwani, Educationist, Hyderabad

5.       Amir Rizvi, IMSD, Designer, Mumbai

6.       Anand Patwardhan, Documentary films maker, Mumbai

7.       Anjum Rajabali, Film Writer, Mumbai

8.       Anwar Hussain, Corporate Executive, Mumbai

9.       Arif Kapadia, IMSD, Business, Activist, Mumbra, Thane

10.     Arshad Alam, IMSD, Columnist, New Age Islam, Delhi

11.     Ashhar Khan, Jaunpur

12.     Askari Zaidi, IMSD, Senior Journalist, Delhi

13.     Bilal Khan, IMSD, Activist, Mumbai

14.     Prof. Dipak Malik, Varanasi

15.     Feroze Mithiborwala, IMSD, Co-convener, Bharat Bachao Andolan, Mumbai

16.     Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi, Sufi Mystic Indo-Islamic Scholar & Author, Delhi

17.     Hasan Ibrahim Pasha, Fiction writer, Allahabad

18.     Hasina Khan, Bebaak Collective, Mumbai

19.     Irfan Engineer, IMSD Co-convener, CSSS, Mumbai

20.     Javed Akhtar, former MP, poet, lyricist, Mumbai 

21.     Javed Anand, IMSD Convener, CJP, SabrangIndia Online, Mumbai

22.     Javed Siddiqi, IMSD, writer, author, Mumbai

23.     Kasim Sait, Businessman, Philanthropist, Chennai

24.     Khadijah Farouqui, IMSD, Activist, Delhi

25.     Mansoor Sardar, IMSD, Bhiwandi

26.     Masooma Ranalvi, IMSD, We Speak Out, Delhi

27.     Mohammed Imran, PIO, USA

28.     Muniza Khan, IMSD, CJP, Varanasi

29.     Najid Hussain, PIO, USA

30.     Nasreen Contractor, Co-convenor, IMSD, Mumbai

31.     Nasreen Fazelbhoy, IMSD, Mumbai

32.     Neelima Sharma, Theatre, Social activist, Delhi

33.     Qaisar Sultana, Home maker, Allahabad

34.     (Prof.) Qamarjahan, Lucknow

35.     Qutub Jahan, IMSD, NEEDA, Mumbai

36.     (Dr) Ram Puniyani, IMSD, Author, Activist, Mumbai

37.     Rashida Tapadar, Academic, Activist, Nagaland

38.     Riyaz Shaikh, Mumbai

39.     Sabah Khan, Parcham, Mumbai. 

40.     Salim Saboowala, Social activist, Mumbai

41.     Shabana Azmi, Actor, Former MP, Mumbai

42.     Shafaat Khan, IMSD, Writer, Mumbai  

43.     Shalini Dhawan, Designer, Mumbai 

44.     Shama Bano, Social activist Varanasi

45.     Shamsul Islam, Author, Delhi

46.     Sheeba Aslam Fehmi, IMSD, TV Commentator, Delhi

47.     Sultan Shahin, Editor-in chief and publisher, New Age Islam, Delhi

48.     Teesta Setalvad, IMSD, CJP, SabrangIndia Online, Mumbai

49.       Vibhuti Narain Rai, IPS (retired), author, commentator, Noida

50.     Yash Paranjpe, Activist, Mumbai

51.     Dr. Zaheer Ahmed Sayeed, Neurologist, Chennai

52.     Zeenat Shaukat Ali, IMSD, Wisdom Foundation, Mumbai