new Delhi: Responding to a video statement issued by Al Qaeda chief Ayman Al Zawahiri on the hijab controversy, Mohamed Hussein, father of Muskan Khan, the girl praised in the video, said that he does not know who Zawahiri is and why he is involved in this country. issue of.
According to a report in The Indian Express, Mohammed said, “We don’t know who she is and why she is involved in the cause of my country… I don’t even know who she is and it is wrong to name my daughter.” I am happy in my country. We don’t need them (Al Qaeda) to speak on the issues of our country. They are disturbing our peace.”
Mohammed, who fasted in the month of Ramzan, further said, ‘I was born in Mandya. We are living here like brothers. The incident should not have happened and now we are not being allowed to lead a peaceful life. The government should investigate the matter and see who is involved in creating disharmony in the society.
Mohamed said he had shared a video of Al Zawahiri with his daughter and she was also upset. “She’s worried about her education and these things really hurt,” he said.
Earlier, in the light of the video statement, Karnataka Home Minister Araga Gyanendra on Wednesday said that the involvement of Al-Qaeda proves to be an ‘unseen hand’ behind the row.
“We’ve been saying this from the beginning, and the High Court also suggested the possibility of some unseen hand behind the hijab row during the hijab ruling… Now it’s proven, because al-Qaeda people are now on video are continuing,” news agency PTI quoted the minister as saying.
Al Qaeda leader and Osama bin Laden’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri recently appeared in a new video, where he asked student Muskaan Khan to stand guarding his headscarf and chant ‘Allah-hu-akbar’ Praised for putting up. In a nine-minute video released by As-Sahab Media, the official media wing of Al Qaeda, al-Zawahiri denounced “enemies of Islam”, referring to the hijab controversy that started in Karnataka.
Notably, Muskan Khan, a B.Com second year student in Mandya, was taken to the cusp of a controversy in February for entering college with a hijab by a group of students wearing saffron shawls.
As the students chanted “Jai Shri Ram”, Muskaan responded by shouting “Allah-hu-Akbar”. After this the college administration intervened and brought the situation under control.