Chennai: “We are making it clear that we have absolutely nothing to do with NTJ which is being suspected. We condemn imputations suggesting links between the TNTJ and NTJ. Many have Gandhi as surnames and parties in Tamilnadu have words like Dravida and Kazhagam in their names. Does it mean that all of them have the same ideology or have links?” said Abdul Rahim, Deputy General Secretary, TNTJ.
The Tamilnadu Thowheedh Jamaath (TNTJ) yesterday denied any links with the Sri Lanka-based National Tawheed Jamath (NTJ) which is suspected to be behind the deadly blasts on Easter Sunday.
Abdul Rahim strongly condemned the bomb attacks and said that they were only hearing about the Sri Lankan namesake after the blasts and also that their outfit worked to ensure that ideology of the ISIS did not find any takers in the State.
He said that the possible reason behind the attacks was the result of a sense of frustration that they were allegedly not getting justice for crimes against their community and that such people become a prey for extremist ideologies.
“Islam very clearly says a strong no to extremism and terrorism in any form or manner. We propagate it and guide people and youth to fight for their rights within the framework of democracy and our Constitution. Extremism cannot be an answer for extremism. It would only aggravate the situation,” Rahim was quoted saying.
The remedy for any problem has to come from the government, and the judiciary in a democratic way, he added. “The ISIS could attract youth in some parts of India, but not in Tamilnadu. It is because of our work guiding the youth on the democratic path.”
The Islamic State had yesterday claimed responsibility for the suicide attacks that killed 321 people and wounded more than 500 others in Sri Lanka.