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Jammu-Kashmir News:Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday defended the use of the slogan "I Love Muhammad" by stating that only people with a "bankrupt mentality" will have any issue. The chief minister further stated that people of every religion have the right to show love and respect towards their deity. Abdullah also urged the judiciary to act swiftly by asserting that there is no harm in following religious principles. A massive controversy sparked after the Kanpur police registered an FIR against several people for putting the boards with this slogan on the public roads during the Eid Milad-un-Nabi procession on September 4.

While talking to the reporters, Abdullah asked how showing respect towards a deity is unlawful, further suggesting the courts intervene. “Why should anyone object to writing this? Who can have an issue with these three words? I cannot understand how writing these three words can lead to an arrest. It must mean someone is truly mentally unwell to file a case over these three words. I would like the courts to quickly set this right. How is writing ‘I Love Muhammad’ unlawful?” CM Abdullah told reporters.

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The chief minister further explained that the followers of every religion celebrate their rituals and there was nothing unlawful about writing the slogans. “Even if you link it to a religion, what is wrong with it? Don’t followers of other religions write about their deities? Don’t our Sikh brothers and sisters write about their gurus? Don’t our Hindu brothers and sisters write about their various gods? They do," Omar stated.

"Go anywhere outside Jammu and Kashmir, and you will hardly find a vehicle without a picture of a deity. If that is not unlawful, then how is this?” he further inquired. Apart from Omar Abdullah, several other prominent politicians, including AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, have raised strong objections to the police action.

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