No intention to hurt Muslims' sentiments:Chidambaram

Chennai, Jan 9 (PTI) Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram
on Saturday said he had no intention to hurt the sentiments of
Muslims by his recent remarks equating 'jihad' to terrorism
and said he was "happy to stand corrected."

"I may assure you that there was no intention to hurt the
sentiments of anyone in the Muslim community," Chidambaram
said in a letter to M H Jawahirullah, president of Tamil Nadu
Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK), who had objected to his
remarks on jihad.
He said as a "devout Muslim," Jawahirullah was more
informed about the teachings of Islam and the true meaning of
the word 'jihad.'
Pointing out that the words 'jihad' and 'jihadi' are in
common parlance used to describe militant activities and
militants in different parts of the world, including India,
Chidambaram said he had used the word as it is used in common
parlance.
"Like others,I used the word as it is used in common
parlance, and I am happy to stand corrected," he said in his
letter.
He said leaders of terror outfits like Al-Qaeda and
Lashkar-E-Taiba used the word "jihad" on more than one
occasion. MORE PTI SA
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