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TN Thowheed Jamath Circulates Pamphlets Derogating Hindu Religion To Promote Islam In Chennai

May 23, 2023
The Commune

Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ), an Islamic fundamentalist organization, has distributed pamphlets derogating Hindu religion in Tiruvallikeni (DMK Minister Udhayanidhi’s constituency) in Chennai in order to create “awareness” on “women’s rights guaranteed by Islam”.

Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath, is an Islamic fundamentalist organization infamous for forcing actor Kamal Haasan to kneel before them during the release of his film Vishwaroopam, hurling a petrol bomb at Maniratnam’s house during the release of the film ‘Bombay,’ and other law and order issues in Tamil Nadu.

Recently, its members had issued death threats from open stage against Supreme Court judges in light of the Karnataka High Court verdict against the hijab.

It has now distributed pamphlets in Tiruvellikeni area to spread Islam by derogating Hindu religion. This initiative of TNTJ comes in light of the release Tamil film titled Burqa is set against the backdrop of a Muslim ritual Iddah which a widowed/divorcee Muslim woman has to observe. The TNTJ website has also given a detailed explanation about Iddah while condemning the movie for allegedly portraying Islam in bad light.

In a pamphlet that is oxymoronically titled “Islam respects women’s rights”, Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath says, “Women’s rights are frequently discussed in this century. Many movements and governments have emerged to free women from the bonds of slavery. Many women’s organisations have sprung up to give women a voice. Women’s rights legislation are being enacted. Women were treated as commodities in the past, with their job being to serve their husbands, fulfil his desires, and bear children for him. Women are now receiving education and occupying important positions in society. However, even now women are being denied rights in some places.”

Without naming Hinduism, the Thowheed Jamath pamphlet indirectly criticised Hinduism and claimed that various rights such as education, equitable job, property, marriage, divorce, remarriage, worship, temple entry, and others were violated. They went on to say that women are not allowed to learn Vedas and that women are shunned by everyone during menstruation because they are impure.

It added, “When the situation of women is this dire here, 1400 years ago, women in Islam were granted the rights that the world is debating today. What Islam has given to woman cannot be expressed in this pamphlets. Even now, we see a section of society demanding that women should enter temples, while another section says they should not. However, 1400 years ago, Islam guaranteed women’s rights, which are still protected today, and has raised women’s dignity. A book is insufficient to describe the rights granted to women by Islam.”

In what appears to be a self-goal, the pamphlet justified the slavery of women in Islam by claiming that there are some ill informed people who claim that the dress that ensures women’s modesty in Islam is enslaving women. It added, “They fail to notice that dress of female administrators in India resembles close to Hijab. One example is the attire worn by Jayalalitha and Mamata Banerjee. Hijab-wearing girls are acing state level exams and winning gold medals. Many celebrities who have converted to Islam claim that the hijab is safer for them than the clothes they previously wore. Anyone with common sense would agree that it is safer for women to cover their bodies more than men. Let us take Islam to the masses, without regard for the brainless.”

As the pamphlet of Islamic fanatic organization criticizing position of woman in Hindu religion went viral, Hindu Munnani filed a complaint with the Komaleeswaran Pettai police station, demanding action against those who prepared and distributed the pamphlet that sparked communal tension.

 

 

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