The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday issued an advisory to Muslim scholars and intellectuals against participating in television debates whose “sole intention was to make a mockery and insult Islam and Muslims.”
In a press note, the board added that the decision was taken into consideration with the views of the President, Vice-Presidents and General Secretary of the board.
It was said that by participating in such programs they are not able to do any service to Islam and Muslims, instead, they become a reason for their own direct insult by involving Muslims and Islam.
“The intention of these programs is not to reach any conclusions through constructive discourse but to ridicule and defame Islam and Muslims” an official press statement added.
“If we boycott such programs and channels not only it will affect their TRP negatively, but they will also fail in achieving their desired outcome through these debates” it further added.
The advisory comes after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson (now suspended) Nupur Sharma made blasphemous remarks against the Prophet Muhammad on prime-time TV.
Sharma was also charged under sections 295A (acts intended to outrage religious feelings), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups), and 505B IPC (inducing to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquility) after a complaint was filed by Raza Academy, an organisation of Indian Sunni Muslims.
The BJP had on 5 June suspended Sharma and expelled Naveen Jindal from the party’s primary membership over her derogatory comments.
Meanwhile, protests broke out in several states on Friday over Sharma’s remarks.
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