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**pavilionnotebook** · 07-01-2010, 06:09 AM

Brother London786, you attributed 3 statements to Moulana that are incorrect:

He was saying that the Indian muslims do not need pakistan's help. Also that terrorism is 1 way.i.e from pakistan and also his viewpoint the majority of hindus respect muslims.

I hope you will not be offended by my attempt to clarify them, because I am only doing so to allay misinterpretation and not to refute your post.

1. What he said has to be taken in context. Musharraf was sitting there, telling the Indian Muslims how to deal with terrorism in their own country and he reply to that Maulana Mahmood said ‘Indian muslims have the ability to solve their own problems, they do not need your (i.e. Musharraf’s) advice.’

2. The second thing he told Musharraf was that ‘You (Musharraf) have accepted that problems are from both sides. If not both sides, you have at least acknowledged the problems that stem from one side.’This was a sarcastic remark that the audience laughed at as Moulana was conveying that Musharraf has readily acknowledged India’s faults but not Pakistan’s and is blind to the problems in his own country.

3. The third point you mention is not in the video anyway at all, but the figure of 70% that you quote is in his statement ‘that 70%, if not more than 70% of India’s Muslims will stand up and fight for the rights of Indian Muslims and will be prepared to fight against oppression (zulm).'

I am glad you raised these points here, so that you were able to clarify the points that you misunderstood. I’m also conscious that this is the second time in the past few days that his statements have been mistranslated. Brother marco111 acknowledged that it was due to him misunderstanding the Urdu language rather than trying to misquote him unintentionally, but I don’t wish to become the unofficial defender of the Madani family here on Sunniforum so I’ll hold back from doing so in the future.

Moulana is a high profile figure and the most respected Indian Muslim in the eyes of the Indian government and the Indian Muslims, which puts him in a unique position. He utilises this power to benefit Indian Muslims and to eradicate misconceptions against Islam. Because of that, many of his words are taken by the Indian public and twisted or exaggerated to malign his reputation. He is vilified in the Indian media for things he never did or said and this is something that is part and parcel of his job. I guess he is used to it and it's no big deal.

Also, as woeontothee mentioned, sometimes as a politician and dealing with the media you can't always express your real sentiments and have to be very diplomatic in public.

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pavilionnotebook Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 527 Senior Member	Brother London786, you attributed 3 statements to Moulana that are incorrect: He was saying that the Indian muslims do not need pakistan's help. Also that terrorism is 1 way.i.e from pakistan and also his viewpoint the majority of hindus respect muslims. I hope you will not be offended by my attempt to clarify them, because I am only doing so to allay misinterpretation and not to refute your post. 1. What he said has to be taken in context. Musharraf was sitting there, telling the Indian Muslims how to deal with terrorism in their own country and he reply to that Maulana Mahmood said ‘Indian muslims have the ability to solve their own problems, they do not need your (i.e. Musharraf’s) advice.’ 2. The second thing he told Musharraf was that ‘You (Musharraf) have accepted that problems are from both sides. If not both sides, you have at least acknowledged the problems that stem from one side.’This was a sarcastic remark that the audience laughed at as Moulana was conveying that Musharraf has readily acknowledged India’s faults but not Pakistan’s and is blind to the problems in his own country. 3. The third point you mention is not in the video anyway at all, but the figure of 70% that you quote is in his statement ‘that 70%, if not more than 70% of India’s Muslims will stand up and fight for the rights of Indian Muslims and will be prepared to fight against oppression (zulm).' I am glad you raised these points here, so that you were able to clarify the points that you misunderstood. I’m also conscious that this is the second time in the past few days that his statements have been mistranslated. Brother marco111 acknowledged that it was due to him misunderstanding the Urdu language rather than trying to misquote him unintentionally, but I don’t wish to become the unofficial defender of the Madani family here on Sunniforum so I’ll hold back from doing so in the future. Moulana is a high profile figure and the most respected Indian Muslim in the eyes of the Indian government and the Indian Muslims, which puts him in a unique position. He utilises this power to benefit Indian Muslims and to eradicate misconceptions against Islam. Because of that, many of his words are taken by the Indian public and twisted or exaggerated to malign his reputation. He is vilified in the Indian media for things he never did or said and this is something that is part and parcel of his job. I guess he is used to it and it's no big deal. Also, as woeontothee mentioned, sometimes as a politician and dealing with the media you can't always express your real sentiments and have to be very diplomatic in public.
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