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Mumbai
Muslims welcome Kasab's execution
Wednesday November 21, 2012 10:04:28 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai: Muslims here
Wednesday welcomed the execution of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir
Kasab stating that it has sent out a strong message against
terrorism.
Kasab, the sole surviving gunman of the 26/11 Mumbai terror
attacks, was hanged in a Pune jail at 7.30 a.m. Wednesday, after
his mercy plea was rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee earlier
this month.
Gulzar Azmir, secretary of the legal cell of Jamait-ul-e-Hind,
which has provided legal aid to two other terrorists, Fahim Ansari
and Sabauddin Shaikh, said such people have no place in Islam.
Both Ansari and Shaikh had been acquitted in the case.
"In Islam such people do not have a place. The only sentence is
death for a person who engages in violence, as per Islam," Azmi
said.
"The government has taken a right step. People from across the
border who engage in terrorism must not be tolerated. This will
give a strong message in the international community and our stand
of zero tolerance will be known," he added.
Maulana Sayed Ather, secretary of All India Uelma Association,
also welcomed the judgment. "Crores of rupees had been spent on
Kasab. We are glad he has been executed. This is a true homage to
the victims of the terror attack," he said.
Samajwadi Party headed by Abu Azmi in Mumbai also welcomed the
execution. He also said that crores of rupees had been spent on
Kasab in these four years and the government should have taken
this step long back.
The National Institute of Jihad Against Atrocities and Terrorism (NIJAAT)
celebrated the occasion by distributing sweets and bursting
firecrackers.
"We lit diya and hung kandils (lamps) like we do during Diwali or
Eid. We have celebrated Kasab's execution with members of our
organisation and well-wishers and friends with enthusiasm," said
NIJAAT Convener Haji Hyder Azam.
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