Indian Muslims must drop ‘victimhood mentality,’ top businessman says

[IndoorCricket]

JEDDAH: A leading Indian businessman and former university chancellor has urged Indian Muslims to focus on education and rid themselves of a “victimhood mentality.”

Speaking during a visit to Jeddah, Zafar Sareshwala, former chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University, acknowledged there is discrimination against Muslims in India, but said this is mainly “incidents carried out by fringe elements.”

However, he added: “The focus for the community should be on education, rather than wasting its energies on complaining about discrimination. The community cannot be in a state of perpetual agitation and needs to put the victimhood mentality behind it.”

Sareshwala, the owner and founder of the financial services company Parsoli Corp., told members of Jeddah’s Indian community to focus not only on education but on quality and high-tech education.
“The era of getting your child graduated with a degree is in the past,” he said. “The world has moved beyond that. Unless and until you are a specialist in your field, you will not be able to make your mark. This is the era of specialization and super-specialization.”

Sareshwala also highlighted poor participation by Indian Muslims in civil service examinations, saying: “If you do not take part in the race, how do you expect to win it?”

The percentage of Muslims taking recent civil service examinations was very low and the success rate “left much to be desired,” he said.

Sareshwala recalled efforts made through his Taleem-o-Tarbiyat initiative to provide financial literacy programs to mainstream Indian Muslims from underprivileged backgrounds, adding that there is “a dire need for these programs to be studied and popularized in the Muslim community.”
“As chancellor of MANUU, I oversaw several ways to educate students from rural and madrasa backgrounds about financial markets, how they operate and how young Muslims can become entrepreneurs.”
He also encouraged Muslims to set a good example by “projecting the best image as shown to us by the Prophet Muhammad.”

Sareshwala said: “We have to keep talking to our Hindu brothers and sisters, and to present the best image to them. Unless and until we do this, the problem of division and conflict will persist.”
Most Hindus are peace-loving people with no grudge against Muslims, he said, adding: “We, the community, are to blame for not reaching out to them.”
He warned Muslims against becoming “pawns in the hands of political parties who use them for their own vested interests and political capital.”

Sareshwala said the most important thing other than concentrating on education, good behavior and contact with fellow Indians, was the need for engagement with the government of the day.

“If we have a problem, we need to find a solution and the solution can only be provided by those who are in power. We cannot remain isolated and we cannot remain detached from the government of the day,” he said.

“We cannot and must not remain aloof from the government of the day. On the contrary, we must make constant efforts to engage and have a dialogue with the government. Communal riots have taken place in the past, and there have been terrible instances of fringe elements creating havoc as well, and these things will likely not go away.

“We have to decide how to make the best of a difficult situation,” he said.

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[IndoorCricket]

Agree to an extent. WAQF board, separate marriage act., reservations are all there to lift the muslim community in India. But most of them seem to be inclined to not get educated, do menial jobs and live in poverty. I am coming from Hyderabad which is a muslim dominated city. Very few muslim friends of mine were able to complete their education and are doing well. Rest of them are just floating around.

 

[MenInG]

The world famous former chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University - India's premier educational institution.

Yes let's believe him.

 

[IndoorCricket]

I would rather listen to a muslim who is doing good in India and contributing to its economy and educating other muslims than some some shady news articles by agenda driven journalists. He seems to know Islamic banking and finance


From wiki:-

Sareshwala is a mechanical engineer by training and considered an expert in Islamic banking and finance. In 2001, he organised protests in Delhi against the burning of copies of the Qur'an by Hindus.[2] His family businesses incurred huge losses in the 2002 Gujarat riots, and he was part of a group of Indian expatriates considering filing against Modi at the International Court of Justice for his role in the violence.[1] Sareshwala and Modi subsequently settled their differences, with Sareshwala and his brother meeting cordially with Modi on a visit to London in 2003,[2][5] and developing close business and political ties since then.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Education is the key. In a country like India if the person is not properly educated, he will be condemned to lower middle class or poverty.
During my engineering days, in my college, there were hardly 4 or 5 Muslim boys out of more than 400 odd students. Very low percentage when their population is close to 15%. I hope things have improved now.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Nothing wrong with what he's saying to be honest, when you are a minority you have to work twice as hard and be whiter than white to progress.

Of course the other side of the coin is the majority, they have a larger responsibility not to use their overwhelming numbers to demonise and then persecute the minorities just to cover their own shortcomings.

 

[rickroll]

Nothing wrong with what he's saying to be honest, when you are a minority you have to work twice as hard and be whiter than white to progress.

Of course the other side of the coin is the majority, they have a larger responsibility not to use their overwhelming numbers to demonise and then persecute the minorities just to cover their own shortcomings.

True this.

 

[uppercut]

Nothing wrong with what he's saying to be honest, when you are a minority you have to work twice as hard and be whiter than white to progress.

Of course the other side of the coin is the majority, they have a larger responsibility not to use their overwhelming numbers to demonise and then persecute the minorities just to cover their own shortcomings.

True this.

What do you guys make of this incident ? Was this all concocted by the Evil Majority to malign the innocent minorities in deep down Southern India where BJP and RSS have hardly any presence ?

Link : https://www.deccanherald.com/nation...ood-for-a-secular-country-says-hc-983915.html

 

[cricketjoshila]

Muslims in India have been thoroughly brainwashed by political parties.

It was a simple, vote for my party and then its a free for all for your community.

Education was ignored, rather i would say Muslims were deliberately kept backward to preserve the vote bank.

They were sort of pushed into doing small businesses etc.

Car repair, Air-conditioning repair Tyre repair
all these kind of small businesses are dominated by Muslims.

For every small thing religion was invoked.

Law enforcement would look the other way if a crime was perpetrated by Muslims. Actively supported by politicians m

It worked well for some 30-40 years.

But once a party came to power without getting majority of muslim votes, scenario has changed. Now the political patronage is gone or substantially reduced in most states.

Political parties know that non muslim votes can now vote for the other side en masse and hence they now need to balance.

If only these political parties had spent the last 40 years in educating and uplifting the muslim community, things would have been a lot different.

 

[Major]

Muslims in India have been thoroughly brainwashed by political parties.

It was a simple, vote for my party and then its a free for all for your community.

Education was ignored, rather i would say Muslims were deliberately kept backward to preserve the vote bank.

They were sort of pushed into doing small businesses etc.

Car repair, Air-conditioning repair Tyre repair
all these kind of small businesses are dominated by Muslims.

For every small thing religion was invoked.

Law enforcement would look the other way if a crime was perpetrated by Muslims. Actively supported by politicians m

It worked well for some 30-40 years.

But once a party came to power without getting majority of muslim votes, scenario has changed. Now the political patronage is gone or substantially reduced in most states.

Political parties know that non muslim votes can now vote for the other side en masse and hence they now need to balance.

If only these political parties had spent the last 40 years in educating and uplifting the muslim community, things would have been a lot different.

first time i actually agree with you and you have talked sense here