Hyderabad, Oct. 30 -- Telangana Government Advisor Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Friday said attempts to divide people on religious lines and treat any community as second-class citizens would not succeed as long as secular forces and organisations continued to uphold constitutional values.
He was speaking after inaugurating the three-day exhibition and seminar, 'Beyond the Divide - Countering Hate, Building Harmony', organised by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), Greater Hyderabad, at Exhibition Grounds, Nampally.
Shabbir Ali said India's strength lay in its diversity and shared history, recalling the sacrifices made by people of different religions, including Muslim religious scholars, during the freedom struggle. He stressed that communal prejudic...