Attack on humanity anywhere is a threat to humanity everywhere

We strongly condemn the bomb blast that occurred at the Mecca Masjid, Hyderabad killing and injuring many devout Muslim brethren. We express our heart felt sympathy to the bereaved families and wish speedy recovery to the injured.

We call upon the citizens of all faiths not to succumb to the vicious plan of the perpetrators of the evil design to cause enmity, disturb communal harmony and bring about destruction and division among us. Let us stand united together in this moment of crisis and demonstrate that all of us, to whichever religion one may belong, are all the children of God and members of the same human family.

While terrorism of all hues in general is condemnable, bomb blasts at the sites of prayer and holy places like the temples, mosques, churches and gurudwaras, and attacks on the people who are at prayer anywhere at all are abominable in the sight of God. No religion would approve this. Such incidents are blots on our country which is known world wide for religiosity and spiritual search. The perpetrators of such heinous crimes, to whichever religion or nationality they may belong to, should be brought to book by thorough investigation.

We also appeal to the citizens of Hyderabad in particular and the citizens of our country in general to ensure that no one falls prey and contribute to these fallacious designs by expressing their anger in the form of aggressive and violent attacks on innocents since this will contribute to the objective of the anti-nationals who wants to see the people divide and fight in the name of religion.


A P Federation of Churches
Apna Watan
Arya Samaj
Coalition for Peace and Harmony
COVA
Forum for Better Hyderabad
Inter-faith Forum
International Sikh Center for Inter-faith Relations
Jain Samaj
Jamat-e-Islami Hind
Jana Vignana Vedika
PIPFPD-Andhra Pradesh