KEY POINTS
- Muslim intellectuals’ letter over Waqf Act 2025 sparks nationwide controversy
- VHP alleges the letter promotes separatism and incites communal unrest
- Claims link the movement to radical ideology like ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’
As the new Waqf Act 2025 was passed, some Muslim leaders and organisations have started campaigns that, according to many observers, are trying to mislead Muslims and create unrest in the country. Recently, a group of people who call themselves Muslim intellectuals wrote a letter to Muslim Members of Parliament. This letter raised concerns about the law and called on Muslims to stand up and protest.
Vijay Shankar Tiwari, who is the Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), strongly criticised the letter. He said that the letter insults India’s Parliament and Constitution. According to him, the people behind the letter are trying to spread false information and create communal tension, which is illegal and harmful to the country.
Tiwari also said that the letter reminds him of the ideas once supported by Syed Shahabuddin, a controversial figure known for promoting Muslim identity politics. He said the letter shows an intention to build a separate Muslim identity that goes against the spirit of India’s unity. According to him, such efforts are dangerous and must be stopped immediately.
The letter claims to speak for minority rights, but it focuses only on Muslims. It uses strong and emotional words like “strangulation of the Muslim community” and calls Muslims to “fight for a dignified existence.” It also encourages protests inside and outside Parliament and even suggests boycotting Parliament to attract attention from Indian and international media.
VHP’s Vijay Shankar Tiwari expressed deep concern because the letter was signed by people from high positions – including former MPs, bureaucrats, army officials, Minority Commission members, university vice-chancellors, Waqf Board members, top lawyers, and journalists. He said these individuals have taken an oath to protect the Constitution but are now supporting religious identity over national unity.
Tiwari also warned that such a letter, which calls for protests, could lead to street violence, like what has happened in the past when extremist groups took to the streets. He said if any violence happens because of this letter, the people responsible must be held accountable under the law.
The VHP further claimed that the goal of the people behind the letter seems to be in line with a radical plan to build a “Muslim India” inspired by the idea of Ghazwa-e-Hind – a controversial and dangerous concept that calls for Muslim domination of India. The VHP said this idea has no place in modern, democratic India.
According to the VHP, most minority communities, including many Muslims, support the changes made under the Waqf Act 2025. Many people from minority groups have suffered under what the VHP called “Land Jihad” – a term used to describe how certain Waqf Boards allegedly took over lands unfairly. The VHP believes that the new law will stop such illegal actions and bring justice.
The VHP has called upon the central government and the judiciary to take this letter seriously. They said that promoting religion over the Constitution is a dangerous mindset – the same mindset that once led to the Partition of India in 1947. Such thinking, they warned, threatens the peace and unity of the country and could create serious problems for internal security.
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