Communist Party of India leader Atul Anjan on Thursday said Jama Masjid’s Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari’s decision to not invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his son’s anointment ceremony should not be politicised, adding that a guest list is the prerogative of the organiser.
“Whenever there is any ceremony or gathering, it is up to the organisers to decide whom they want to invite and whom they do not,” Anjan told ANI.
“The Imam’s decision doesn’t mean anything. The Prime Minister did not invite the leaders of Communist Party for his tea party on August 15, despite our party being a national entity,” he added.
Ajan further said, “The Shahi Imam has invited Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh from the government, so it is up to him whom he wants to invite.”
Bukhari, who recently named his 19-year-old son Shaban Bukhari as his successor, has sent out invitations to several Indian and foreign political leaders and to nearly 1,000 religious leaders from across the world for the ceremony, scheduled for November 22. However, he refrained from inviting Prime Minister Modi for the same.
Bukhari has been holding the post since 2000. (ANI)