State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki on Sunday described Hefajat-e-Islam ameer Allama Ahmed Shafi as a man of distorted mentality for his ‘derogatory and indecent remarks’ about women.
She came up with the observation while addressing a press briefing at her office.
Recently, in the social media, a speech of Hefajat-e-Islam supreme leader Allama Shafi was widely circulated where he made some indecent remarks regarding the women and likened them with mouth-watering tamarind (Tentul).
Voicing concern over the remarks of Allama Shafi about women, the junior minister said, “By comparing women with tamarind, he has humiliated not only the womenfolk but also his mother, wife, sister and daughter as well as menfolk.”
She said the anti-women remarks of the Hefajat chief have also defamed Islam as the religion has given all the rights to women to work and learn alongside their male counterparts. “What Allama Shafi teaches the madrasah students is very clear from his remarks.”
Revealing that some 2 crore women are working in various sectors across the country and they are successful in their respective fields, Chumki alleged that Hefajat-e-Islam is trying to confine these women to four walls as they want to make Bangladesh a country like Afghanistan and Pakistan.
She also urged all to raise their protest against the contemptuous remarks of the Hefajat chief.
Replying to a query whether any legal action would be taken against Allama Shafi for his contemptible remarks, the state minister said those who have made remarks against the constitution should be brought to justice. “I hope the government will look into the matter. As I’m also a part of the government, action will be taken against him after discussion.”
Source: UNBConnect
Certainly in a secular, democratic and liberal modern world Maulana Shafi’s sermons are dismal and unacceptable. But he said these while quoting from Quran – can someone clarify whether the Maulana truthfully interpreted the Quran?
But Allama Shafi said his words were distorted,. He compared women with flower.