---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Feroze Mithiborwala <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 6:31 PM Subject: Fwd: Press statement: MSD protests imposition of Surya Namaskar in BMC schools To:
*Muslims for Secular Democracy* August 25, 2016 *Press statement* *Surya Namaskar in all BMC schools is an imposition of sangh parivar’s saffron agenda*Muslims for Secular Democracy (MSD) strongly protests the decision of the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation to make Surya Namaskar compulsory in the over 1,200 schools run by the civic body. The BJP claims Surya Namaskar is beneficial in leading a healthy life, improves concentration and has nothing to do with any religion. While the combination of yogasana postures involved may well be beneficial for good health, Surya Namaskar does mean “salutations to Lord Surya (The Sun), the giver of energy to the world” and is widely regarded as “a wonderful regular routine of exercise, prayer and worship given in the scriptures”. It is for this reason that very many Muslims find Surya Namaskar objectionable since Islam forbids bowing before or worship of anyone except God. MSD believes that notwithstanding its posturing, the BJP’s decision to impose Surya Namaskar on all students irrespective of religion is an integral part of its saffronisation agenda. It therefore supports the demand for a rollback of this unconstitutional decision of the BJP and its ally, the Shiv Sena. Statement issued by Hasan Kamaal, Javed Siddiqi, Noorjehan Safia Niaz, Javed Anand, Feroze Mithiborwala. Javed Anand Feroze Mithiborwala 9870402556 9029277751 [email protected] [email protected] -- *Javed Anand* +919870402556 +91-22-26602288 Nirant, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu Mumbai 400049 -- Feroze Mithiborwala -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
160825 Imposition of Surya namaskar.pdf
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