India, Sept. 4 -- The VHP on Friday slammed senior Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar over his alleged remarks against women, terming them "unconstitutional" and "despicable", and asked opposition leaders and Muslim organisations to clarify their stand on the issue.

The RSS-affiliated organisation also urged the Congress-led Keralam government and the National Commission for Women (NCW) to take cognisance of Musliyar's remarks and sought action against him.

The reaction came after Musliyar, while speaking at an Islamic conference in Kochi on Sunday, allegedly said that bringing women onto public platforms would lead to "great destruction" and that Islam prescribed 'purdah' for women to prevent this.

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