PETA, a deplorable non-governmental organization known for interfering in Hindu cultural practices under the garb of animal rights, tried to do the same with Bakra Eid but backtracked after facing opposition from Muslim clerics.
A hoarding of a goat that says “I am a life, I am not meat” urging people to change their view animals and go vegan was removed after Islamic clerics objected to it.
The hoarding put up in Qaiserbagh in Uttar Pradesh.
President of the Islamic Centre of India, Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali complained to the Lucknow Police Commissioner demanding the removal of the hoarding.
“Bakrid is to be celebrated on July 31. What is the need for putting such a hoarding just ahead of the festival? This is done deliberately to hurt Muslim sentiments”, he said.
Athar Hussain, the Director of Centre for Objective Research and Development (CORD) also sent a letter objecting to the hoarding of PETA.
“Muslims observe ‘qurbani’ (sacrifice) on the festival. The hoarding is sending out a wrong message, it is objectionable. The community strongly objects to it”, Hussain said.
Other clerics too objected to the hoarding saying that it has been done to “spoil the law and order situation”.
Facing backlash, PETA gave in and removed the hoarding.
Meanwhile, PETA has reportedly taken the Manakula Vinayagar Temple elephant Lakshmi illegally and has been subjecting it to physical and mental torture. Read the full story here.