However, their condemnation came owing to the fact that the deal is "against the national interest" and not one that should be viewed only through the prism of the Muslim community. As Dr Zafarul Islam Khan, president of the All-India Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM), said, "This is not an issue merely to do with Muslims. It is an issue that concerns the entire nation."
Seeking that the deal be made nakamyaab (ineffective), Dr Islam said that the deal would bind India to US policies.
Indeed, many speakers sounded a note of displeasure at CPI-M politburo member M.K. Pandhe’s remarks late last month cautioning Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav to "think twice" before supporting the nuclear deal as a large number of Muslims he claimed were against it.
While CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat did try and disown the remark by stating that Mr Pandhe’s views were not those of the party, it clearly did not go down well with a section of the Muslim leadership who believes that the deal has nothing to do with their community per se. This was evident once again at the symposium.
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