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| Riot victim's photograph exploited by terrorists |
| 2008-09-17 |
| Kutubuddin Ansari, whose photograph was seen around the world following the Godhra riots, has expressed his anger that it was used to justify the weekend blasts in Delhi. A photograph of helpless and ravaged Ansari, pleading with folded hands and tearful expression, was a shocking representation of the genocide and abuse the minority experienced in the riots. But the recent blasts bring back bitter memories of the Gujarat riot. The terror mail shot off just before the weekend blasts in Delhi by Indian Mujahideen and titled "An Eye for an Eye" carried the photograph of Ansari to support its message of revenge. Ansari has expressed his anger at his photograph being used to send across a message of revenge which he opposes strongly. Ansari told TOI that he has been insisting on peace and wants to promote communal harmony. Ansari said that he doesnÂ’t know how to stop terrorists from using his photograph. He also wondered why his photograph was used by politicians to appeal the Muslim community in the Bihar assembly. Ansari became famous because of the photograph, as the West Bengal government subsequently helped him by buying him four sewing machines to earn his livelihood. |
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