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Srinagar, Nov 30: Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulama Jammu and Kashmir, a conglomerate of religious bodies headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has strongly condemned the blasphemous remarks against the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by a student at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar, terming it totally unacceptable.

In a statement, the leading members of the MMU said that the reverence and honour of the Prophet (PBUH) is dearer to a Muslim than his or her life and such blasphemous remarks will not be tolerated by the Muslims of valley.

Taking serious note of this incident MMU demanded that a thorough investigation be conducted into how and why this incident occurred, and all those found involved be brought to book, the statement said.

MMU said that they hope that this insolence will be taken seriously by the authorities and serious efforts will be made to prevent such incidents from happening in the future. KNS