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The Anjuman Sunnat ul Jamaat Association (ASJA) has moved to distance itself from claims by Imam Kazim Ali that Prime Minister Stuart Young’s interactions with female members of the Islamic faith on Monday during the Eid celebrations in San Fernando, were unethical and disrespectful.
Ali, who is the chairman of the Imams Council and also a member of ASJA, yesterday issued a voice message condemning what he claimed was, “The blatant disrespect for Islamic rules related to interactions and touching of Muslim women and men who are strangers showed by PM Stuart Young and Kamla (Persad-Bissessar) yesterday. It is a disgrace to think PNM and UNC feels Muslims are fools and can be manipulated. “There are no decent Muslim politicians on both sides and we will silently tell our membership to not vote (sic) Kamla and her LGBTQIA’s and stay far from Stuart Young’s disrespect for the Islamic community.”
Responding to the voice note which was circulated via WhatsApp with the accompanying text, acting ASJA President, Imam Ahamad Hosein stressed, “That is not the view of the entire ASJA membership.”
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