IS BUKHARI A CITIZEN OF PAKISTAN OR INDIA? HOW DARE HE INVITES PAKISTAN P.M. AND SNUB INDIA'S P.M.
Eyebrows raised as Bukhari invites Sharif, snubs Modi
TNN | Oct 31, 2014, 02.06 AM IST
NEW DELHI: Trust Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, to score a political point where none exists. The anointment ceremony of the naib imam, or the imam's deputy, is a religious function. But Bukhari has used it to create a political controversy by inviting Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif for the function on November 22 while ignoring Indian PM Narendra Modi.
Bukhari defended his decision by saying that he had the right to choose his guests. "Modi claims to be the prime minister of 125 crore Indians but conveniently and deliberately avoids addressing Muslims. He has shown he doesn't like us. He is the one who has been maintaining distance from the community. So, I too chose to maintain my distance," he said. more
TNN | Oct 31, 2014, 02.06 AM IST
NEW DELHI: Trust Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, to score a political point where none exists. The anointment ceremony of the naib imam, or the imam's deputy, is a religious function. But Bukhari has used it to create a political controversy by inviting Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif for the function on November 22 while ignoring Indian PM Narendra Modi.
Bukhari defended his decision by saying that he had the right to choose his guests. "Modi claims to be the prime minister of 125 crore Indians but conveniently and deliberately avoids addressing Muslims. He has shown he doesn't like us. He is the one who has been maintaining distance from the community. So, I too chose to maintain my distance," he said. more
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Packoff this nuisance called Syed Bukhari to Pakistan if he feels closer to Sharif than to Modi. more
Nov 01
Bukhari is like an estranged daughter-in-law who respects more her neighbours than her own family and becomes an object of ridicule in the end. more
Nov 01
Will this behaviour of Bukhari be tolerated in Islamic or even European countries without any backlash from the Govt agencies. will he had dare this in any north or South korean country. Then what for are we tolerating this, is it only because democracy ideals. more
Oct 31
Media survives on these Foolish, irrelevant statements given by people like Bukhari. Media will spend 2 hours of the Prime Time today evening waffling and making other waffle.!! more
Oct 31
I think even the muslims of India will snub Bukhari for this as we have seen in the media reports also. This guys who claims to be a representative of Muslims is just making himself irrelevant by doing things like this. I think he should be given no media coverage for this, but I am sure tonight I will see the Rajdeep's to Arnab's to Barkha's on televiision channels debating something which does not deserve any attention at all more
Oct 31
