Fringe Outfit To Destroy Muslim Statues On Tank Bund

The Awami Majlis-e-Amal Telangana has said that the forcible installation of statues of Muslim leaders was a direct attack on Islamic culture and traditions, and demanded that the KCR government remove the six Muslims' statues in the city, including three on the Tank Bund, before the GHMC elections.

Otherwise, the organization would launch a campaign urging Muslims not to vote for the TRS candidates in the GHMC elections, it warned.

Speaking to mediapersons on Sunday, Awami Majlis-e-Amal Telangana president Mohd Amanullah Khan announced that if the State government failed to remove the Muslims' statues on Tank Bund, they would march to the Tank Bund, break the statues into pieces and throw them into the Hussain Sagar lake.

Pointing out that then Chief Minister late N T Rama Rao had installed three statues of Muslims on the Tank Bund despite strong protests from the Muslim community, Khan said that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao had now done the same by installing two statues of Muslims at different places in the city without even consulting Muslim leaders.

"We would rather go to jail than tolerate the existence of the Muslims' statues in the city," he warned.

Awami Majlis-e-Amal Telangana general secretary Mujahid Hashmi demanded that KCR tender an unconditional apology to Muslims for installing the statues disregarding the sentiments of the Muslims by not consulting them.

He also demanded that the MIM party leadership clarify why they were keeping quiet on this issue.

J Ravinder, Syed Ghouse Lucky, Vamshi Krishna, Mohd Azeemuddin and Farooq Bhai were also present.