Speaking at an event in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath said anyone who remained quiet and didn’t oppose the practice — under which a Muslim man can divorce his wife by pronouncing the word talaq (divorce) thrice – was as guilty as those practicing it.
Adityanath appeared on Monday to compare the “silence” over the Islamic practice of triple talaq to the disrobing of Draupadi in the Mahabharata epic.
“A debate is going on nowadays and the silence on the issue reminds me of Draupadi’s chir Haran (disrobing),” Adityanath said, alluding to the custom that many say is loaded against women.
Last October, the Centre opposed the practice in the Supreme Court, the first time a government has taken a stand on an issue that divides the Muslim community.
