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Fazl shoots his mouth off...
Syed Yahya Munawar, Prime Minister's Political Secretary, has taken strong exception to Maulana Fazlur Rehman for his remarks against the Prime Minister. In a press statement issued here Friday evening, Yahya said, "the Maulana has used such a foul language that does not suit his stature as a scholar of Islam. "Goddamn, Fazl! You eat with that mouth?" This exposes him, he said, as to how a proud son of Maulana Mufti Mehmood utters such a derogatory words against the forefathers of Prime Minister Jamali, and to God proudness is a satanic characteristic. Fazl? The sin of pride? Never! Yahya Munawar said the Maulana even takes no care of Quranic ethics probably because he has developed more sense of proudness after his party has won seats in the NWFP otherwise he has nothing else to say about his father who on record had said, "I was not among those who committed the sin of making Pakistan." Oooh! Good shot, Yahya! It is the recognized fact, Yahya said, that the Jamali family played an active part in the freedom struggle and the Pakistan Movement. The Political Secretary of Prime Minister said he does not want to compare the sacrifices-offering Jamali family with the pro-Congress anti-Pakistan Muftis. However, he advised Fazlur Rehman not to take name of Jamali family with disrespect any more. "The Maulana should know he is here because of the great contribution Jamali and other families rendered." Oh, hold me, Ethel! Talk political logic and shun ignorance, Yahya called upon Maulana Fazl, adding, "We are proud of Jamali family who never stooped low to serve Gandhis and Nehrus whereas the Maulana has nothing in their past but a pro-Congress loyalty." He suggested the Maulana not to get indulged in a debate "that goes beyond bounds of respect for each other." Like they're currently indulging in... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-01-18 |
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