Deoband backs Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, not Modi

“I had received a letter from Naiduji. He had sought our support for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. We attribute cleanliness the top priority in Islam and there is no harm if anyone is advocating it. We support the effort. (But) we are not supporting Modi,” Nomani told The Indian Express.

Though Naidu had written to Nomani in September, the latter could reply just a few days back. Nomani said there was a vacation at the seminary owing to Bakrid and he had gone to his native place in Varanasi.

In his reply to Naidu’s letter, Nomani mentioned that Deoband appreciated the mission of the Union government, “supports it in full and congratulates Modi”. Nomani in his letter also mentioned that “lack of cleanliness had been a major issue of our country. As it is a social curse, it affects negatively the human and environment health. It is a pity that even after 67 years of freedom, we could not get rid of this evil. The campaign launched by the Prime Minister Modi is an appreciable step, though taken very late”.