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A still from the video. The one sitting on chair is alleged to be Iftikharuddin
A purported video of a senior IAS (Indian Administrative Service) posted in Uttar Pradesh, Mohammed Iftikharuddin, in which he is seen and heard discussing strategies to spread Islam to every home in India, has created a huge controversy.
The video, the date of which is yet to be ascertained, also features a religious leader who is seen sitting beside the IAS officer.
In the video, Iftikharuddin is seen sitting with a group of men, all clad in white kurta pajamas and the Islamic skull cap. He says that it their ordained duty to spread Islam in the entire world and to each and every home. He says that Uttar Pradesh is strategic for this purpose.
In another related video, IAS offcer is seen sitting on the ground when a Muslim speaker is delivering radical lessons at his official residence.
Iftikharuddin is currently serving as the Chairman of Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation.
National Vice President of Math Mandir Coordination Committee Bhupesh Awasthi has filed a complaint with the state government against Iftikharuddin. He also submitted the copies of the video along with the compliant
Hindi daily Hindustan has reported that UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has directed an inquiry into the matter.
You can watch the video in this Twitter thread:
It’s pertinent to mention here that the Uttar Pradesh’s anti-terrorism squad recently busted a mass conversion module active from Delhi’s Jamia Nagar with alleged spurious funding from abroad.