[Reader-list] India state-run banks 'turn away Muslims': BBC

[anupam chakravartty]

A fanatic can only think he is being targetted by such posts. Well said
Javed.

Thanks Anupam

On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Javed <javedmasoo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Rajen
> Thanks for your detailed mail. I should clarify that:
>
> - I did not write that news item - it is from BBC, and not written by a
> Muslim
>
> - Why do you, as a Hindu, have to get offended by such a post? It is
> not directed against Hindus. It is talking about the state-run banks.
> Are you assuming that by criticizing stat-run banks this report is
> criticizing Hindus?
>
> - Are you suggesting that all Muslims are wrongdoers, hence they
> should not get accounts in banks?
>
> - Muslims (especially those living in particular Muslim-dominated
> neighbourhoods) being rejected by banks, loan companies and credit
> card companies is a reality. Several banks have clear instructions to
> their managers to avoid giving services to people of certain origins.
> Many news items have appeared on this issue, if you are inaware of
> them.
>
> thanks
>
> Javed
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Rajendra Bhat Uppinangadi
> <rajen786uppinangady at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Javed,
> > it is travesty of truth to say that the "muslims" are discriminated in
> > India, typical of british and their known strategy of divided and rule.,
> > that usage of media to manipulate the public opinion as we, in India have
> > not yet come out of the hang over of british rule of 250 years, nor is
> the
> > effect of "muslim rule" on the society will easily get accustomed to rule
> of
> > laws in democratic nation whee faith is not the criteria for delivery of
> > good governance.
> > It is common sense that the wrong doers always take defense of the faith
> to
> > cover up the wrongs, irrespective of the faith.! Be it a muslim or
> christian
> > or hindu or jain or sikh, it is the deviants who project their
> > victimhoodbecause of their faith.!Any number of poor who can not open the
> > account for want of id proof is not a new issue, by the way, it is Taha,
> who
> > wants freedom, but not identity to be counted as citizen of India, who
> has
> > been vehemently using the similar arguments about the id.When a nation
> has
> > an approach of respect to all faiths, oldest party divides the nation on
> the
> > basis of faith, caste and language and regions, national identity is
> lost,
> > to great extent, with faith id being stressed by behaviour, dress and any
> > other national id is seen as "imposed" is the hallmark of intolerence of
> the
> > individuals, who again organise themselves with followers of faith, to
> > indulge in first bite into national coffers, and amusingly we have plenty
> of
> > "seculars' who like this as this way.! Primarily, supposed majority in
> the
> > nation is so badly divided that if muslims riot and being seen as
> communal,
> > with NGOs, it is immediately rebutted that the NGO is not communal,but if
> > hindus are not divided and stand above the caste and creed, the
> organisation
> > is communal unlike the eucharistic or jamaath .?Unfortunately, when a
> hindu
> > is attacked, other hindus think of the attack as not on hindu or on a
> human,
> > but on a individual of a caste and do not get concerned of deviant
> > behaviour.
> > If a muslim or a christian is attacked for any issue, it becomes
> ciommunal
> > attack by all hindus........! If a few students are unable to get their
> > accounts opened, if they happen to be a particular faith followers it
> > becomes an issue of discrimination as if other students are not
> > discriminated at all in the system in the guise of caste.? All paper work
> > asks for faith, caste for any governance, why, would you please
> enumerate,
> > but the same forms are filled by those who want the document, be it a
> > driving license or passport.Why is it then discrimination.?
> > regards,
> > rajen
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Javed <javedmasoo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> India state-run banks 'turn away Muslims'
> >> By Sanjoy Majumder BBC News, Delhi
> >>
> >> State-owned banks in India have been accused of discriminating against
> >> the country's Muslim minority.
> >>
> >> India's minorities watchdog has received a record number of complaints
> >> from Muslims who say they have been prevented from opening bank
> >> accounts.
> >>
> >> India's Muslim community is among the poorest in the country.
> >>
> >> Some bankers say it is not so much their religious background, but
> >> their economic status that makes it hard for Muslims to get banking
> >> facilities.
> >>
> >> The National Commission of Minorities says that there has been a 100%
> >> increase in the number of complaints it has received over the past
> >> year from Muslims who say they are being prevented from opening
> >> accounts in state-run banks.
> >>
> >> Reports say the worst case took place in the southern state of Andhra
> >> Pradesh, where some 90,000 Muslim students were unable to open
> >> accounts to deposit scholarship cheques given to them by the
> >> government.
> >>
> >> Official reports frequently put Muslims at the bottom of India's
> >> social and economic ladder - even beneath than low-caste Hindus.
> >>
> >> Their economic status means they are often excluded by private banks,
> >> which prefer more well-to-do clients.
> >>
> >> Already a number of reports have suggested that India's Muslims fare
> >> poorly when it comes to getting access to quality education or
> >> employment opportunities.
> >>
> >> This latest finding will add more pressure on a government which is
> >> seen as doing very little for the country's largest minority group.
> >>
> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10718243
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> > --
> > Rajen.
> >
> >
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