23 June 2011

Row over prophet cartoon in Lucknow

The depiction of Prophet Mohammed in a cartoon in a school book has raised a storm in Lucknow. Muslim bodies are up in arms, demanding immediate withdrawal of the book and threatening to take to the streets if action was not taken within three days.

“This is blasphemy. No Muslim will accept this,” said All India Shahi Dargah Committee president Maulana Hashmi. He has demanded that Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal resign, taking moral responsibility for the error. [DNA] Read more [via Religious Watch]