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Time of India
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Former Malegaon MLA defends Aurangzeb
Nashik: Former Malegaon MLA Asif Shaikh on Sunday said Aurangazeb was a holy person who earned his living and respected all religions and communities. He was addressing the media on the sidelines of a conference on Waqf Board , organised by the minority defence committee, in Malegaon. When asked about his views on Aurangazeb, Shaikh said, "Aurangazeb was a noble person and he lived his own life. He earned his living by stitching caps. " He added, "Aurangazeb respected people from all communities and religions. It is to grab votes that he is being defamed in Maharashtra." Shaikh also said the Muslim community resisted pressure tactics by groups like BJP-RSS, resulting in the community being defamed by associating it with controversial issues such as providing shelter to Rohingyas or Muslims from Bangladesh, or property grabbing under the name of the Waqf Board. "In the meet, the speakers and learned people from across the state emphasised how legal fights should be initiated to defend the community on all fronts," Shaikh said. The conference discussed the importance of the Waqf Board and the proceeds from these properties to be used for the welfare of the poor. One speaker highlighted that the state has over 1.2 lakh properties, and even if 25% were well developed by trustees, the earnings could help eradicate poverty within the community. Mustaqueem Dignity, one of the coordinators, said the speaker also dispelled concerns that some temples and lands were being claimed by the Waqf Board. "By the land belonging to the Waqf Board, it only meant that the properties of people living there were not to be annexed, but that the revenue earned from them be used for the development of the deprived," he added.
New Indian Express
26-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
How Hindi and fund crunch ‘unite' southern states in protest
Hindi is like the Aurangazeb of Indian languages. The Mughal emperor was ruthless when he aggressively stretched the borders into the Deccan and beyond. History tells us that both have been expansionists and steamrolled rivals into insignificance. Delhi's noble intention has been to 'unify' India that lay 'tukde-tukde' by a legion of regional languages. With a unifier — that's Hindi. For southern states, Hindi had already ceased to hold the old charm. They have been busy exporting techies, doctors, nurses, and teachers in huge numbers to foreign lands and earning dinars and dollars (ignore Trump's new remittance law). Job markets in Mumbai and Delhi no longer fascinate them. And for the hardcore Bollywood fans, the Khans have begun to speak in Tamil and Malayalam in the new digital era. The two prime reasons to try out Hindi have thus died a natural death. New Delhi clarified that the National Education Policy did not compel anyone to teach Hindi. It only wants every Indian to learn three languages. It can be Sanskrit (like some of the big northern states have now decided to go for) or any other Indian language. Quite big-hearted in its approach. All schools run by the central government (CBSE and KV) chose to teach Hindi as the third language, citing convenience. Given that a lot of Indian students are migrating to foreign universities for higher studies, can they opt for Spanish, German, French, Arabic, or Chinese as their third language? The quick retort comes with a snub: it is more about one's culture and values. Not everyone is a linguaphile. Some love to learn languages; some do not.
