Muslim cleric who called Mohan Bhagwat 'Rashtra Pita' receives death threats from abroad

The Muslim cleric has said he received repeated death threats from international numbers. Last week, he deemed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as the father of the nation.

All India Imam Organisation head Umer Ahmed Ilyasi stated that he had been receiving threat calls since he deemed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat as 'Rashtriya Pita' (father of the nation). On September 22, Bhagwat, while visiting a mosque in Delhi, interacted with madrasa pupils as part of his outreach to the Muslim community.

The Muslim cleric has said he received repeated death threats from international numbers. Against the backdrop of Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi deeming Bhagwat as the father of the nation, he started getting dangerous calls wherein he was threatened to be killed.

“Mohan Bhagwat Ji visited on my invitation today. He's 'rashtra-pita' and 'rashtra-rishi', a good message will come out of his visit. Our ways of worshipping god are different, but the biggest religion is humanity. We believe the country comes first,” Umer Ahmed Ilyasi was quoted as saying by ANI.

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Bhagwat visited the madrasa in a bid to interact and reiterate cordial ties with the community. In this pursuit, he had invited the chief cleric of the All India Imam. Sources said that the madrasa students also chanted 'Madre Vatan' and 'Jai Hind' while interacting with the RSS chief.

"He [Mohan Bhagwat] was extremely cordial," said madrasa cleric Mehmud Hasan, going on to describe the RSS chief's visit to the madrasa.

According to the cleric, the RSS chief told the children to learn computer skills to shape a future. Bhagwat also heard the Quran during his brief one-hour visit to the madrasa. Later, the spokesperson stated that the RSS met people from all walks of life under its general 'Samvad' scheme.