Bengaluru, Feb. 2 -- Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani on Monday stirred controversy by claiming that his organisation is often the only one willing to legally defend individuals accused in terrorism-related cases after they are branded as "anti-national," a remark that has drawn attention for its implications on the criminal justice system and national security discourse.
Speaking in Bengaluru, Madani said that once a person is labelled anti-national, fear prevents lawyers, organisations and even society from standing by them. "If someone is declared anti-national, no one dares to go to court against them. The person then hides their face and runs away. The only organisation that stands up for them is Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind...