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

[anupam chakravartty]

how convenient is this line of reasoning:

filmstars, who are incidentally muslim, do not have trouble in opening a
bank account because they are making billions. therefore, any muslim should
not have trouble in opening an account. therefore, if someone is citing a
report about muslims having difficulties to open a bank because of the bank
officials, according to the reasons offered by Mr Taraprakash, are actually
creating a 'Pakistan' here.

Mr, Taraprakash, this kind of reasoning would surely make us one of the most
powerful nations of the world. wouldn't it?

Can anyone explain why even nationalised bank executives are asked to line
up on the doors of the victims who get relief from the government?

regards
Anupam

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 2:21 AM, TaraPrakash <taraprakash at gmail.com> wrote:

> I didn't know a poor Indian who is not a muslim is invited, offered
> breakfast and tea along with an easy account. I wonder what religion are the
> bollywood Khans who make billions. Do they have trouble opening bank
> accounts?
>
> It's high time Javed, you start forwarding emails asking for one more
> Pakistan. I will be with those who ask for a new country as long as they
> promise that every Muslim will be treated equally in that country.
>
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>  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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