Kanthapuram condemns detention of nuns

All India Jamiyyathul Ulama general secretary and president of Kerala Muslim Jamat Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar has expressed deep concern over the rising attacks on minorities in north India.

In a statement here on Wednesday, he condemned the alarming incident of two Malayali nuns being mobbed and detained in Chhattisgarh over allegations of conversion and trafficking.

“State borders should not hinder education, employment, or travel beyond administrative purposes,” he pointed out.

He cautioned that the attack on the nuns had the potential to erode the country’s diversity, secularism, and communal harmony.

Drawing parallels, Musliar recalled a previous incident where students from northern States, who had come to Kerala to study at local orphanages, were unfairly suspected of human trafficking and denied their right to education.

He warned that mob violence against minorities would erode India’s legacy of unity, fraternity, and communal harmony, harming its global standing and violating fundamental rights. Citing concerns over voter list revisions in Bihar and disenfranchisement in Assam, he stressed the importance of collective vigilance and cooperation to protect India’s diversity and unity.