pt.4 Did Antulay's remarks push Indian Muslims into a corner?

Описание: India Union Minority Affairs Minister Abdul Rahman Antulay, who has suggested that there was an internal conspiracy behind the death of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare. India's Parliament was repeatedly disrupted with the BJP demanding Antulays ouster. But the Minority Affairs Minister remains defiant.

But that question thats causing a lot of concern is whether Antulay has weakened the position of the liberal Indian Muslim? That was the issue raised on 'Face the Nation'.

On the panel to discuss the topic were Rajya Sabha MP and The Pioneer Editor-in Chief Chandan Mitra; Theatre director and Padma Shri Awardee Aamir Raza Hussain; and President, All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat Syed Shahbuddin. The debate was moderated by Senior Editor Sagarika Ghose.

Syed Shahbuddin, who had reportedly rung up Antulay after he remarked that there was something fishy in the way Karkare was killed, explained there was a surge of hope when Karkare unveiled the face of Hindutva terrorism while investigating Malegaon bomb blast.

So far in all terror investigations, the police had totally ignored all other alternative leads, having made up their mind that it is the Muslims. Now the truth was out and that lifted so much weight from the mind and the heart of the Muslim community. Therefore, when he was killed there was shock and sorrow all across the Muslim community, Shahbuddin said.