06-19-2007, 11:44 PM
<b>'Pratibha Patil insulted Islam'</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Several Muslim leaders called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to find a new candidate for the largely ceremonial post of president, after accusing Pratibha Patil of insulting Islam.
The controversy over Patil's remarks erupted even before she filed her nomination for the presidential election, due in July. The cut-off for nominations is June 30.
Maulana Khalid Rashid, a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, said it was God who had asked women to wear a veil and that this was enshrined in the Koran, the Muslim holy book. The board is the highest body of the Muslims in India on laws governing personal matters.
<b>"Any statement against the veil means an opinion against Allah and the Koran which no Muslim will tolerate,"</b> Rashid said
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The controversy over Patil's remarks erupted even before she filed her nomination for the presidential election, due in July. The cut-off for nominations is June 30.
Maulana Khalid Rashid, a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, said it was God who had asked women to wear a veil and that this was enshrined in the Koran, the Muslim holy book. The board is the highest body of the Muslims in India on laws governing personal matters.
<b>"Any statement against the veil means an opinion against Allah and the Koran which no Muslim will tolerate,"</b> Rashid said
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