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Muslim leaders offer to help police in maintaining peace</b>

Staff Correspondent

‘Do not target people of a specific community’

Direct police stations to prepare data bank of religious organisations: Tanvir Sait

Maintain peace to ensure tourist inflow: Mayor

— PHOTO: M.A. SRIRAM

Offering help: A delegation of Muslim religious and political leaders holding a meeting with Police Commissioner Parashivamurthy in Mysore on Sunday.

MYSORE: A delegation of Muslim religious and political leaders from Mysore met Police Commissioner of Police Parashivamurthy on Sunday, and offered to extend support to the police in maintaining peace and harmony in the wake of the serial blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad.

Congress MLA Tanvir Sait said, “The police can always count on the cooperation of the religious and political leaders of the Muslim community. If they suspect anyone, we are there to assist the police in their efforts to bring the culprits to book”, Mr. Sait said. “But don’t target people of a particular community. There are good as well as bad people in a community”, he said.

Mr. Sait suggested that police stations in the city be directed to prepare a data bank of religious organisations in their jurisdictional areas. Mayor Ayub Khan, who was also part of the delegation, sought to draw the attention of the police to the coming Dasara festivities. “Maintenance of peace and harmony is necessary to ensure tourist inflow into the city”, Mr. Khan said. BJP MLA from Mysore S.A. Ramdas, was present at the Police Commissioner’s office at the time of the Muslim delegation’s visit.

Mr. Parashivamurthy asked the leaders to inform the police about any suspicious activity, particularly of people who had come to the city recently. “If you come across any such suspicious activity, you can directly inform me,” he said.