Residents of Abdullahpur in Bihar’s Katihar district allegedly beat up a Muslim man after he refused to sing Vande Mataram on Republic Day.
According to a tweet by ANI, the teacher, identified as Afzal Hussain refused to sing the national song on January 26, during the Republic Day celebrations in the school, saying it was against his religious belief. The teacher said being a Muslim, he worships ‘Allah’ and Vande Mataram means ‘vandana’ (worship) of Bharat which is against his belief.
Katihar:Scuffle broke out when a primary school teacher Afzal Hussain refused to sing 'Vande Mataram' on Jan 26;Hussain says,"We worship Allah & Vande Mataram means 'vandana'(worship) of Bharat which is against our belief.Constitution doesn't say it's necessary to sing it".#Bihar pic.twitter.com/JjyEWpGRGt
— ANI (@ANI) February 7, 2019
Hussain was quoted by, ANI saying, “We worship Allah & Vande Mataram means ‘vandana'(worship) of Bharat which is against our belief. Constitution doesn’t say it’s necessary to sing it”. Reports inform that video of the incident has apparently gone viral on social media.
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