Indian Americans outraged over bomb blasts in Dilsukhnagar area of Hyderabad
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday February 21, 2013
The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC -www.iamc.com ), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos has expressed its unequivocal condemnation of the twin bomb blasts in Hyderabad’s crowded Dilsukhnagar area that has claimed over a dozen lives and wounded scores of others.
IAMC is extending its deepest sympathies to the victims and families of those affected by these blasts. Once again, innocent people have been targeted by those motivated by hate and a twisted worldview that is devoid of basic compassion for fellow humans.
“The fact that the nation continues to suffer such senseless loss of life shows that our responses to earlier terror attacks have been deeply flawed and severely inadequate,” said Ahsan Khan, President of IAMC. “Law enforcement agencies should conduct a thorough and transparent investigation before pressing charges against any individual or group,” added Mr. Khan.
The fact that some media outlets have started sensationalizing the incident by naming specific groups even before the investigation has progressed is highly irresponsible. As experience with several terror acts in recent years has shown, attempts to stereotype and scapegoat an entire community can devastate hundreds of innocent lives, ruined by having to spend years behind bars for the crimes of others, only to be found innocent later. The witch-hunts launched after the blasts in Mecca Masjid, Samjhauta Express and the multiple terror acts in Malegaon are some examples of the tragedy unleashed by inept and discriminatory law enforcement.
In this difficult hour, IAMC calls upon members of every community, especially the leadership of various organizations, to help foster communal amity and eschew any rhetoric that could build sectarian tensions.
Indian-American Muslim Council (formerly Indian Muslim Council-USA) is the largest advocacy organization of Indian Muslims in the United States with 13 chapters across the nation.
For more information please visit our new website at: http://www.iamc.com
References:
1. 13 killed, 83 injured as twin blasts rock Hyderabad
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/11-killed-scores-injured-in-hyderabad-blasts/article4439367.ece
2. Irresponsible and sensational media coverage glooms over Hyderabad twin bomb blasts
http://twocircles.net/2013feb22/irresponsible_and_sensational_media_coverage_glooms_over_hyderabad_serial_bomb_blasts.html
3. Two blasts rock Hyderabad, toll at least 11
http://twocircles.net/2013feb21/seven_killed_hyderabad_blast.html
4. Hyderabad twin blasts: Cries and chaos rent the air at hospitals
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Hyderabad-twin-blasts-Cries-and-chaos-rent-the-air-at-hospitals/articleshow/18619866.cms
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