Priyanka Tiwari
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Congress’s national spokesperson Shama Mohamed drew ire from multiple groups on Thursday because of her claim that Mathematics was introduced to the world by Islamic religion. While giving an interview to ANI, she stated, “Math has come through Islam,” while stressing how Islam is a “progressive and scientific religion that thinks about the future.”
As expected, these comments were met with backlash especially from the BJP who labeled these claims ridiculous. BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya commented on a post from X by saying, “I think she has decided that Rahul Gandhi alone cannot make all the absurd statements in the Congress.”
The backlash to the comments from Mohamed comes in contrast to the online outrage that followed her remark about Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma being ‘fat’ and ‘unfit to be captain’ which earned her a slap on the wrist from Congress. As a result, Congress censored her and demanded that she remove the social media posts where she shamed the Indian captain for being overweight.
Her quote read: “Rohit Sharma is fat for a sportsman! Need to lose weight! And of course the most unimpressive Captain India has ever had,”
Mohamed had a response to the scandal created by a Muslim cleric who labeled Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami ‘a criminal’ for not observing his fast during the holy month of Ramzan while speaking with a news agency on Thursday. Shami was accused of ‘not being a true Muslim’ because he was seen drinking water during a match despite his notoriety for frothing at the mouth during sport.
Shami plays a very exhausting sport. The Rules in Shia Islam state that if you are starving, you’re allowed to split a fast. According to Mohamed, “It would be easier for Shami to play without Roza and if he could have water. Islam is very logical."
The comments mobilized anger from multiple areas, for example Shia cleric Maulana Yassob Abbas who scolded him for attacking Shami specifically. “Religion does not involve some form of enforcement. A lot of people do not observe fasting, but, why target Shami specifically?”
