Mangaluru: On the occasion of Eid, a group of Muslims have decided to distribute 1,000 sweet boxes to non-Muslims. This decision of the Muslims comes after the Sri Lanka terror attacks, informed sources.
It is gathered that the plan has been set and several teams have been formed.
After offering Eid prayers on Wednesday morning, the distribution of sweet boxes will begin from the office of the city police commissioner and teams would meet MLA Vedavyas Kamath at his office, following which 10 teams each comprising of 2-3 members with 100 boxes of sweets will be going around prominent streets sweet boxes and visit Bajrang Dal office, church and bhajan mandirs.
The plan is to reach out to all public servants, police stations, post offices, rickshaw and bus drivers and passersby, informed sources.
Speaking on the issue one of the organisers Saif said, “As a community, we feel that we have not made enough effort to reaching out to others. We believe in ‘India-utva’ and this is a step towards communal harmony. We have to start cementing the differences and this should motivate people from across the country to take up such initiatives. Hindus can come forward to distribute sweets for Diwali and Christians during Christmas.”