Mumbai: Muslims gathered in various parts of the city on Friday with boards proclaiming 'I Love Muhammad', in response to an incident in Kanpur where the police registered cases against a group for displaying similar boards on a public road, saying that it hurt the religious sentiments of other religious communities.
Police in Kanpur have filed a case against dozens of Muslims after the boards were erected on a public road used by Hindu religious processions.
The incident was criticised by Muslim leaders. Asaduddin Owaisi, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, condemned the police action and defended the boards as an expression of devotion to Prophet Muhammad. He posted on X, formerly Twitter, a verse by poet Allama Iqbal: 'Loving the Prophet is no crime. If it is, then I accept every punishment for it.'
A gathering was organised atHandi Wala Masjid, Saifee Jubilee Street, Bhendi Bazar, after the Friday afternoon prayers. The gathering recited the Durood- e-Paak prayers in honour of the prophet. Samajwadi Party MLA, Abu Asim Azmi, joined a gathering at Madanpura.
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