MMU to play its role with full strength, says Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Srinagar, July 26

Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulama (MMU) – a top body of religious scholars – will continue to play its role with full strength as an advocate of unity among Muslims.

“It is our decision that all council members will focus on efforts to unite the Kashmiri community based on the principle of unity rather than getting entangled in secondary and unnecessary issues. We will ensure that the schemes of disruptive and divisive elements are thwarted at all costs,” he said while addressing a gathering at the Jama Masjid Srinagar on the occasion of Friday prayers.

He urged scholars, clerics and preachers to avoid making “statements, speeches and addresses on secondary and unimportant issues that could create discord and division” among the public.