Mysuru, Sept. 29 -- Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah observed that Prophet Muhammad was not confined to Islam alone but worked to cleanse society of its impurities for the transformation of humanity.

He was speaking at the 'Prophet Muhammad's Light of Revolution - Public Seerath Conference' organised by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind at Jaganmohan Palace auditorium in city on Sunday. Siddaramaiah said humanity means loving one another and not spreading hatred.

"As Kuvempu reminded us, we are born as world citizens, but social corruption reduces us to lesser beings. If our land is to become a garden of peace for all communities, we must strive to live as universal human beings," he said and lamented that vested interests had created divisions in...