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Karnataka Polls – The SIMI Factor ?

Another short one, while Offstumped is indisposed, for all of you to dig futher into. The BJP Government in Madhya Pradesh had something to boast of today with a prize SIMI catch. ?

Among the prominent SIMI leaders arrested were Shibly Peedicaal Abdul, wanted in connection with Mumbai train serial blasts of July 2006, former SIMI Chief Safdar Nagori and his brother Kamruddin Nagori, chief of the outfit’s operations in Andhra Pradesh.

What caught Offstumped’s attention in the PTI story was the urgency with which Karnataka responded to this news

Karnataka DGP K Srinivas told PTI over phone from Bangalore that a team of policemen has been despatched to Indore to interrogate Shibly

With the recent arrests in Bangalore and other places of individuals linked to MITA - Muslim Information Technology Professionals? Association?the SIMI factor is bound to play up in the run up to the Karnataka polls in May.

The TOI dwelt at length on the life story of one of those arrested in Feb, a Mohd Asif. Of particular interest is how Asif comes in contact with an Adnan, a SIMI activist.

Asif and Asaduallah?s life took a dramatic turn after they met Adnan alias Hafeez, a native of Bijapur, at Bangalore while processing their application to avail of loans from the Muslim Education Trust (the trust has a local office in Bangalore).?

It is worth noting that the circumstances of this happenstance are not examined in much detail in the rest of the story. Here is one angle that needs to be explored further.

Was it merely happenstance or is there more to the Muslim Education Trust that brought Asif and Adnan together??

Why is this question germane of an entity with an objective of educational development of the Muslims community in India ?
Well consider the source of the funds for the two front organizations here -Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The front organizations have a commendable record of giving out scholarships, but a couple of aspects should give reason to probe this happenstance further.

For IDB Scholarships, applicants are interviewed in order to get the correct picture of their economic condition and Islamic bent of mind and then to judge the eligibility for the scholarships

the list of the candidates are forwarded to IDB, Jeddah for final selection

Is a perfectly legitimate organization with noble intentions being subverted as a front for scouting potential recruits that meet the twin criteria of economic deprivation and Islamic bent of mind ?

Question to ponder as the SIMI factor looms large on Karnataka in the run up to polls.

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  1. [...] Question to ponder as the SIMI factor looms large on Karnataka in the run up to polls. [...]

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  3. Tathagata Mukherjee says:

    IDB and many others like Rabita Trust are exporting terrorism in India and SE Asia.

    Booming Oil price has put lots of money into these Wahabi groups hands, and they are using those to radicalize, recruit muslims east of Pakistan.

    USA and others have tried to stop this, but it has achieved very little success.

    In India, thanks to psuedo secular bend of politicians, and media, these are never discussed. THUS JEHADIS FEEL EMBOLDENED.

  4. Tathagata Mukherjee says:

    Kashmir’s Jehad is sponsored by these these people.

    After 1965 war with Pakistan, these groups used our political and security naiveness to transfer huge funds to Kashmir.

    WHAT IS WORSE, WAHABI, DEOBANDI PREACHERS FROM UTTAR PRADESH, BIHAR, MADHYA PRADESH HAVE BEEN RECRUITED IN KASHMIR MOSQUE WHO SLOWLY RADICALIZED THE NON-URBAN KASHMIRI MUSLIMS.

    Advani tried level best to stop these funds during his tenure and got some success.

    PSUEDOS ARE DIGGING THEIR OWN GRAVE, THAT OF MUSLIMS AND COUNTRY’S BY KEEPING MUM ON THESE.

  5. bhanu says:

    Yossarin – sorry to burst the bubble of euphoria – but how long will it take for pseudo secularists and assorted human rights activists to latch on to the bandwagon of violation of human rights, denial of fair trial, intimidation and torture by police to extract confessions of these “innocent’ students to set them free or even escape while being transferred to jail or court?

    As far as I can see they currently are out of work what with their life’s mission – SC ordering a SIT probe for Gujarat riots – being complete.

  6. Misnomer says:

    There is no dearth of issues.
    http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/28/stories/2008032854761000.htm

  7. Aryan says:

    Bhanu,

    You are absolutely right, I just cant wait till the pseudo-secular brigade comes to the rescue of the SIMI jihadis. We just have to wait and see what route they will take.

    Will they bail them out and then let them escape like they did dawood ?

    Will they let them be convicted and then unofficially ‘pardon’ them like afzal ?

    Will they make them out be saints like they did with terrorist sohrabuddin ? Will they go after the patriotic cops a-la DGP Vanzara ?

    Will arundhati roy write a scathing article criticizing the police, the courts, and the investigation, like she did questioning the conviction of afzal ?

    Will Digvijay singh call the MP police officers, hindu crusaders ?

    Will they write jihadi-sympathizing articles, like they did after the mumbai blasts convictions, because somehow terrorism is the obvious and understandable response and only recourse of riot victims ?

    Will they be allowed to be terrorist-converted-to-politician after having killed innocent people like Yasin Malik ?

    You see, hindu-hating-jihadi-hugging comes in several different flavors, you just dont know what you are going to get =)

  8. Robi Sen says:

    I wonder if “NGO’s favorite CM”, DIgvijay Singh, has actually converted to Christism. His reflexive anti Hindu stance makes little stance otherwise.

    I won’t be surprised if “NGO’s favorite CM” Diggi has converted to Christism. His reflexive anti Hindu stance makes little sense otherwise.

  9. Aryan says:

    While terrorists are killing off innocents, Karat supports thier cause !

    “Karat compares Tibet to separatist demands in India”

    http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080331/r_t_ians_nl_politics/tnl-karat-compares-tibet-to-separatist-d-a4b7bec.html

    ‘Those who want to join this chorus for an independent Tibet in India will be doing a great disservice to our own country. Are we going to support a free Nagaland? Or a free Jammu and Kashmir? Or those other secessionist demands?’

    Only in banana republic like India, would a eunuch PM, supported by an Italian gandhi and certified traitors, be allowed to rule.

  10. Tathagata Mukherjee says:

    One cannot find a better pro jehadi editorial than this:

    http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/01/stories/2008040155450800.htm

    Firstly, to equate SIMI whose ideal is Bin Laden, Mullah Omar as “Communal” is a disgrace .

    EVEN BIN LADEN WILL TAKE OFFENCE AT THIS.

    Secondly, almost all of these people are well educated, doctorate, engineers, professionals.

    Where does the ‘poor’ muslims resorting to terrorism coming onto this?

  11. mohan says:

    all of you should compulsarily read arun shourie’s articles in the website- voiceofdharma.com

  12. I cannot understand how digvijay singh getting converted to christanity is related to SIMI arrests?
    The source of funding is the main issue and we have no COURAGE including the NDA regime which are afraid of calling SAUDI ARABIA AS THE MAIN SPONSOR OF TERRORISM IN THE WORLD not PAKISTAN i repeat not pakistan. If India shows courage in this and how OIC is the softarm of international terrorism, then people will respect India.
    Today Abdul madani is supping with leaders of left,SP etc and whose funding used to come from SAUDI ARABIA. Arcot Nawab and his funding, MIM hyderabad and its funding.

  13. Aryan says:

    SIMI terror ‘mystery’ solved by NDTV ! It was the gujurat’s riots fault to get these ‘poor, angry, misguided’ muslim youth to become terrorists.

    Maybe 9/11 was a pre-response for the gujurat riots ?!?! =)

    Ex-SIMI cadre reveals inside story

    http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080045570&ch=3/31/2008%2010:28:00%20PM

    But the Gujarat riots became a new catalyst for those like Basheer to become active.

    ”The Gujarat riots disturbed Muslim youth very much. Even if you show a CD of the Gujarat riots to a Muslim youth, automatically thoughts of revenge are provoked,” said Syed.

  14. Shanth says:

    When will these social engineers(read Commie and Sickulars) stop blaming Hindus for everything that these terrorsits do?
    SIMI did this because of Babri Masjid and then they did that because of Gujarat. Is Jihadi terrorism a phenomenon only in India? Every country on Earth today has problems due to jihadis. Look what they are doing in Thailand recently. They are murdering Buddhists and Hindus there.

    First thing to do is counter this campaign by these social engineers and of course wipe out Commies from India.

  15. Bagmar Satish says:

    mr. L. K. advani had,in loksabha as home minister had confirmed that in pune there were 12 Islamic students terrorist organizational functioning from sudan to Iran to iraq to palestine etc.These members otherwise are dormant but on short notice can do any desasterous acts that much they are equiped,trained and financed.Unfortunately advani did nothing and some now are attacking CPM offices in pune is most unfortunate.Basically it feeds on each others.after gujrat victory,Mr. Modi has complained to p. M. how gujrat coast is with all dangerously used by islamic terrorists.Maharashtra too is weaponised and we saw dangerous 7 blasts in mumbai 2 years back.Is Mumbai and Ahemdabad at short notice of such desasterous acts?
    Basically,answer to such acts is not just bullets or tit for tat.Kashmir is relatively quiet now after Atalji commenced talks than Pokhran and after it is Congress Govt backed by l. F. ralations with neighbourers are improving.Solution is to be diplomatic and not Communal.On such backgrounds BJP p. M. candidate mr. Advani is requested to let Indian Voters know whether still bJP is keeping in backburner 3 controvercial issues of 1)article 370 2)Uniform civil code and 3)Mandir issue.It shall be feeding on each others and Indians can not afford putting own house on fire wasting our own men and wealth.

  16. Mudassar says:

    i would not feel like commenting on this because the issue is seen only from the authors point of view, and it also looks like the author have some vested interest

  17. [...] See below a troubling and disturbing list of articles that exposes that lengths to which Tehelka went to bat for the SIMI. [...]

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