NWF demands TN Government to release Muslim Prisoners

Chennai: Tamil Nadu government should release Muslim prisoners who are languishing in jail for more than seven years on compassionate grounds by using powers given to them by Indian Constitution and Criminal Procedure Code to release convicts serving life-term, demanded National Women Front (NWF).

Staging a protest meeting here on Sunday, NWF demanded the release of Muslim prisoners on former Chief Minister C. N. Annadurai’s birth anniversary (September 15).
Muslim women who had gathered in huge numbers in the four cities namely  Chennai,Coimbatore,  Madurai and Tirunelveli of Tamil Nadu rally with demand "In independent India, among all the marginalised communities it is the Muslim community which has been affected largely on many accounts and keeping that in account the Muslim prisoners should be released".

They demanded that not only Muslims but members of other communities who are eligible to be considered for release under compassionate grounds shall also be released.

“There are 49 Muslim prisoners who have completed seven years of jail term and we request the government to take into account the plight of the womenfolk and release them,” said Fathima Kani, State executive council member, NWF who address in Madurai

Advocate Yusuf National  Secretary of NCHRO address at the public meeting after the rally in Madurai, While editor of Tamil Magazine Ismail addressed in Chennai  and writer Shanthi address to the rally in Nellai.

Thousand of Muslim women and social activists from various parts of the repective districts.

NWF rally at Chennai

NWF rally at Chennai

NWF rally at Chennai

NWF rally at Chennai

NWF rally at Chennai

NWF rally at Chennai

NWF rally at Chennai

Madurai Rally

NCHRO Advocate Yusuf addressing at NWF Madurai Public meeting

NWF public meeting at Nellai

NWF rally in Nellai

NWF rally in Nellai

A part of crowd at NWF Nellai Public meeting

A part of crowd at NWF Nellai Public meeting

A part of crowd at NWF Nellai Public meeting

A Part of crowd at NWF Madurai Public meeting

NWF rally in Nellai    

NWF rally at Coimbatore

A part of crowd at NWF Nellai Public meeting

Coimbatore NWF Public meeting and rally

Coimbatore NWF Public meeting and rally

Coimbatore NWF Public meeting and rally

Advocate Bhawani Mohan 

Coimbatore NWF Public meeting and rally