DAMMAM, 2 December 2006 — “A Muslim laborer’s son will also be a laborer all his life,” lamented Dr. Merajuddin Ahmed, former irrigation minister of UP while addressing the audience at the Sir Syed Day celebrations in Jubail.
“The irony is that Muslims in India lost track of the movement launched by the great reformer Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. And now today we have a situation where illiteracy and poverty are very high among Muslims.
This became the reason why there are hardly any Muslims in the civil services or even the private sector. Muslim uplift is possible only if education is given a higher priority,” said Dr. Meraj.
In his opinion, Muslims never put any demand before the political parties, and hence were almost always the losers. He referred to the Gujarat riots where Muslims were massacred brutally.
Dr. Abul Hasan Siddiqui, former PVC, AMU and Mukarram Ali Khan also spoke.
Anis Bux introduced the guests while Asif Siddiqui gave a vote of thanks. Syed Baqar Ali conducted the show.
