Deoband (Uttar Pradesh): Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has slammed French President Emmanuel Macron for supporting the caricatures of Prophet Muhammad and said the central government must register its opposition to the offending cartoons.
Macron, who defended the controversial cartoons saying it comes under the right to free speech, is being slammed by Muslims from across the world. The French President supported the right to publish religious caricatures in the backdrop of the killing of high-school teacher Samuel Paty who was beheaded after he showed his students some caricatures of the prophet.
The cartoons also led to many Islamist attacks, including the killing of 12 people at Charlie Hebdo, the satirical weekly magazine, in 2015.
In an official statement issued here, Ashraf Usmani, media in-charge, Darul Uloom Deoband, said it was not in good taste and should be condemned by one and all.
"India is a country where people respect their elders and religious leaders, therefore the Indian government must also oppose the move of the French government," he said, adding that India should also demand a law in the United Nations for such issues.
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