COUNCIL of INDIAN MUSLIMS (UK) / PRESS RELEASE
British Indian Muslims dismayed at Sadhvi Ritambhara's visit
London: Council of Indian Muslims—UK (CIM) has requested the British Government to keep an eye on Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP’s) leader Sadhvi, who has been invited by her supporters in the UK,
In a letter addressed to Home Secretary Ms Jacqui Smith CIM’s Chairman Mr Munaf Zeena said, “Ms Sadhvi Ritambhara is one of the main accomplices in the demolition of the 16th century Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, India.”
Given the fact that the application form for British visa requires a declaration whether the applicant has ever been involved in any criminal or militant activities, Zeena’s letter reads, “We are particularly dismayed at her visit and fail to comprehend how and why she was issued the visa.”
Mr Zeena urged the Home Secretary to:
1) Immediately make an enquiry to look into whether Ms Ritambhara had withheld the information and if had not then why was she issued a visa?
2) If she is found guilty of hiding the truth, deport her immediately;
3) Alert the security and law enforcement agencies to keep an eye on her to make sure that she does not create inter-communal tension here by her inflammatory speeches and does not engage in raising funds to build the so called Rama Temple at the site of the Babri Mosque.
[7-July-2007]
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