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Quaid Najmi

4 January 2025 at 3:26:24 pm

Educated Muslims being hounded: Owaisi

Mumbai: AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has flayed what he termed as a ‘media trial’ in the alleged TCS Nashik conversion case and claimed that educated Muslims youth are being deliberately targeted as part of planned ‘hate campaign’, here on Saturday. Reiterating full faith in the judicial process, Owaisi said that justice cannot be handed out through media narratives or television debates and the law must be allowed to take its own course. “We are seeing a very dangerous trend… Now,...

Educated Muslims being hounded: Owaisi

Mumbai: AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has flayed what he termed as a ‘media trial’ in the alleged TCS Nashik conversion case and claimed that educated Muslims youth are being deliberately targeted as part of planned ‘hate campaign’, here on Saturday. Reiterating full faith in the judicial process, Owaisi said that justice cannot be handed out through media narratives or television debates and the law must be allowed to take its own course. “We are seeing a very dangerous trend… Now, educated Muslims are being picked out for orchestrated allegations and media campaigns. This doesn’t augur well for society and justice itself with the media playing the role of the judge and jury,” said Owaisi sharply. Flanked by the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen state President Imtiaz Jaleel, Owaisi also emphatically said that it was wrong to link his party with the TCS case prime accused Nida Khan, “who will be ultimately proven innocent in the courts”. He expressed concerns over the slur campaign driven by malice and political motives against his party as well as Nida Khan in some sections of the media even before the investigations were completed or a judicial scrutiny. “Merely because some allegations have been hurled at a young woman professional, attempts are being made to paint her ‘guilty’ through media trials, even before judicial scrutiny. But, we have complete faith in the judiciary and are confident that the court will eventually exonerate her,” asserted Owaisi. Public Discourse Raising questions on the probe and accompanying public discourse with stress on the alleged recovery of certain ‘evidence’ from Nida Khan’s home, he sharply questioned: “Since when have a burqa, a niqab or religious literature become objectionable… Is wearing a hijab now regarded as evidence of a crime?” He said that these details along with baseless allegations are sensationalism in the media to create further prejudice against the minority community and reflected a deep-rooted hostility aimed at harassing educated Muslim men and women. Owaisi pointed out that a complaint in the TCS Nashik case was filed by a leader linked with the ruling party, and as per the software giant’s statement, Nida Khan was not with its HR Department and transferred even before the controversy erupted, contradicting several media reports. Of the nine cases lodged in the matter till date, in one case, she was accused of hurting religious sentiments, but nobody can comment on it before the court pronounces its verdict, he pointed out. Court Fight Dismissing attempts to drag and link the AIMIM into the row, he referred to a party Municipal Corporator Matin Patel who was booked merely on the basis of certain allegations and vowed to contest the matter in the court. Here Owaisi cited multiple examples of educated Muslims being scrutinised – including in Delhi when some educated youths were arrested for possessing a book by the legendary Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib and they were later released. There was another one from Allahabad where some Muslim boys were targeted for writing an Urdu ‘sher’ (couplet) prompting judicial intervention, and predicted that even in the Nashik TCS case, the truth will ultimately prevail as no criminal charges against Nida Khan may stand. AIMIM to set up voter help-desks AIMIM President and Hyderabad MP, Asaduddin Owaisi said his party is developing a digital application containing electoral records of all 288 Assembly constituencies in Maharashtra for 2002-2024, to help voters in the SIR process. For this, the AIMIM will set up help desk centers in its strongholds to facilitate the process and ensure proper utilisation of voter data. Alleging discrepancies in electoral records, he said such errors create huge problems for the voters, especially the poor or illiterates. Owaisi mentioned how of the nearly 27 lakh names placed in the adjudication list in West Bengal, “90 pc were poor Muslims.” These centers would be open for all Muslims, Buddhists, Christians, Dalits, Adivasis and the general public needing assistance with the electoral records.

Recent SEBI Action Against Trading Academy

SEBI’s recent action against a popular trading educator has once again reminded the country of a simple but powerful truth: do not misguide people by promoting the stock market as a get rich quick scheme.


What SEBI Is Really Examining

The regulator was not trying to curb financial learning. It was examining something far more serious - whether education had quietly turned into stock tips, fast money promises and unregistered live trading calls.


The Ironic Reality SEBI Discovered

While passing the order, SEBI also found something even more ironic and alarming. The person teaching others how to trade was himself making crores of losses. Client testimonials showcasing lakhs of supposed profits generated by participants, did not match their actual records. In short, the trading coach was losing money in trading, the students were losing money in trading, and the only person consistently making money was the coach himself by selling the dream of a get rich quick scheme through trading courses.


Where The Real Problem Begins

This is exactly where the bigger problem begins. Anyone who tells you that the stock market is a get rich quick scheme or a predictable monthly income generator is a big problem. Unfortunately, this idea has become widespread today. Much of the content circulating on YouTube, Instagram and other platforms is built for sensation and clickbait rather than true financial guidance. Its aim is not to simplify money but to trigger emotions, attract followers, and sell dreams.


Noise Is Drowning Real Education

Real financial education gets drowned in this noise. People start believing that trading profits are instant, guaranteed, and repeatable. They get influenced by selectively picked success stories, dramatic reels, and exaggerated testimonials. They forget that the market does not reward excitement, it rewards patience, discipline, and risk management. These essentials rarely make it to flashy thumbnails.


Power, Responsibility, And Investor Risk

SEBI’s intervention highlights that finance carries power, and with power comes responsibility. When hype-driven teaching influences thousands, it is not just a regulatory challenge. It affects families, long-term goals, and life savings. Wrong direction in the market can permanently derail financial stability, often because someone believed a shortcut was possible.


The Truth That Must Be Repeated

And the truth must be repeated without hesitation. The stock market is not a get rich quick machine or a monthly income machine. It is a long-term wealth creation tool. It requires planning, emotional balance, and a realistic understanding of risk. No webinar or secret pattern can replace this.


Why Investors Must Be Careful

This is why investors must be extremely careful. Always consult a well-qualified and full-time advisor who educates you properly, provides personalised guidance, and handholds you throughout your financial journey. A genuine advisor does not sell fantasies. They offer clarity, direction, and accountability, the qualities that actually create wealth. Investors need to take help from doctors who actually take care and treat patients, not put out courses or video reels to create content.


Remember

Ultimately, the market rewards discipline and wisdom. It has never rewarded shortcuts, and never will.


(The author is a Chartered Accountant and CFA (USA). Financial Advisor.Views personal. He could be reached on 9833133605.)

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