PM visits Bohra mosque, invokes Imam Hussain to emphasise on

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invoked Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, to emphasise the need for peace and justice, as he visited a mosque here to attend an event organised by the Bohra Muslims.

Modi shared the dais with the Bohra community's spiritual head Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin at the 'Ashara Mubarak' event, which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Husain, at the Saifee Mosque here in Madhya Pradesh.

According to a spokesman of the Bohra community, it is the first time that a prime minister has attended the 'Ashara Mubarak' programme of the community held annually during the first ten days of the Shia calendar, coinciding with the Moharram.

Addressing a gathering of Dawoodi Bohra community members, Modi said, "Imam Hussain had sacrificed his life for the sake of peace and justice. He had raised his voice against injustice and arrogance."
At the same time, he added, "all five fingers of a hand are not equal. Some people consider fraud as business."
Referring to the 'Make-in-India' programme, Modi said, "the confidence of investors across the world has increased in India. The production of mobiles phones, vehicles and other goods is increasing due to the record investment."