MUMBAI (REUTERS) - The purple ink stamped on Mr Iqbal Hussain Siddiqui's hand by Indian health workers was supposed to ensure he stayed home under quarantine.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MUMBAI - The purple ink stamped on Mr Iqbal Hussain Siddiqui's hand by Indian health workers was supposed to ensure he stayed home under quarantine.
His suspicions were echoed by a half-dozen other Muslims whom Reuters talked to in Dharavi, even though community leaders say they have been trying to convince people that the health workers are in the district to protect them from Covid-19. There is no official breakdown of coronavirus cases by religion. But many Muslims feel unfairly blamed for spreading the disease after a cluster emerged at a gathering of Muslim missionaries in New Delhi last month. Sensational news coverage about the event, fanned by some Hindu nationalist politicians, helped spur the trending topic"Coronajihad" on social media.
"It took us a lot of time and effort to convince such people that the documents are needed for medical assistance." "We have to go and tell the community: 'Please, this has nothing to do with NRC. This is for your safety,'" said Mr Imtiaz Jaleel, a member of the All India Council of the Union of Muslims, an opposition party.
Mr Mujeeb ur Rehman, a Tablighi Jamaat spokesman, said some people had been stranded in mosques after the lockdown and were fearful of declaring themselves to authorities. Some videos depict Muslims attempting to spread the virus by spitting or blowing noses with currency notes.
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