The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday issued an appeal to the Muslims to stop taking part in television debates whose “sole intention is to make a mockery and insult Islam and Muslims.”
The advisory from the apex Muslim forum issued to the press urged the Muslim scholars and ulema to “boycott the news channels whose only objective is to ridicule Islam and Muslims” while underscoring that the media outlets invite them (Muslims) only to obtain some degree of “legitimacy”.
The press note further underlined that the Muslims participating in the TV debates “are not able to do any service to Islam and Muslims”. It said: “The intention of these programmes is not to reach any conclusion through constructive discourse but to ridicule and defame Islam and Muslims.”
The Muslim body, which represents all maslks (sects) and India’s top Muslim organizations, came down heavily on the news channels for their ‘agenda-driven debates’ and observed that the Muslim ulema and intellectuals participating in the debates “became victim of their (TV channels) agenda”. “If we boycott such programmes and channels, not only it will affect their TRP, but they will also fail in achieving their desired outcome through such debates.”