Do not politicise triple talaq issue: PM Modi urges Muslim community

Modi said he hoped that “powerful people” would emerge from society and help “eradicate outdated practices and evolve modern systems”.

He called upon Indian Muslims to lead not just those from the community in the country, but to show the “path of modernity” to Muslims worldwide. “That is the kind of power and energy this land gives to all of us,” he said to thunderous applause. The prime minister spoke about women’s empowerment, equality and good governance, as preached and practised by Basaveswara.

PM Modi had earlier spoken on the triple talaq issue in April at the BJP National Executive Meet in Bhubaneswar. Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari had said that the Prime Minister talked about Muslim women getting justice. “He (Modi) talked about social justice. He said our Muslim sisters should also get justice. Injustice should not be done with them. Nobody should be exploited. We do not want that there is conflict within the Muslim community over this issue. What we have to do is that if there are any social evils, we have to wake up the society and make efforts to provide justice to them (Muslim women). That was the Prime Minister’s spirit,” Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said while briefing reporters.

At the event, Prime Minister Modi unveiled translated volumes of Vachana, penned by 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and other saints in 23 Indian languages. Today is Basavanna’s birth anniversary.