Kerala CM rejects cleric's call to limit women's public participation
Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan has publicly condemned remarks by Islamic cleric Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar, who advocated restricting women's presence in public life. Satheesan stressed that women must be part of mainstream society and that such views are incompatible with a progressive Kerala. Labour Minister Bindu Krishna echoed this criticism, describing the cleric's stance as a setback for women's rights. Aboobacker had defended guidelines curbing women's attendance at religious gatherings, citing his interpretation of the Quran.
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