Modi refuses to put on skull cap offered by Muslim cleric
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi refused to put on a `skull cap' offered by a Muslim cleric during his Sadbhavana'fast here.
Sayed Imam Shahi Saiyed, a cleric of a small Dargah in Pirana village on the outskirts of the city (he lives in Savali village of Dakor taluka), had yesterday gone up to stage to greet the Chief Minister, at Gujarat University Convention hall here.
He offered Modi a skull cap, but Modi politely refused to wear it, asking him to offer a shawl instead. The imam did so, and Modi was seen accepting it.
"Modi's refusal to accept the cap is not my insult but an insult of Islam,"Saiyed told media today.
"I had come to Ahmedabad after hearing about the for more details....
Sayed Imam Shahi Saiyed, a cleric of a small Dargah in Pirana village on the outskirts of the city (he lives in Savali village of Dakor taluka), had yesterday gone up to stage to greet the Chief Minister, at Gujarat University Convention hall here.
He offered Modi a skull cap, but Modi politely refused to wear it, asking him to offer a shawl instead. The imam did so, and Modi was seen accepting it.
"Modi's refusal to accept the cap is not my insult but an insult of Islam,"Saiyed told media today.
"I had come to Ahmedabad after hearing about the for more details....
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