Days after remarks of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (MM) chief Maulana Mahmood Madni on “jihad” stirred a controversy, Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday joined the voices within the Muslim community that disapproved of Madni’s comments. Khan said the remarks made by Madni are “unwarranted” and “will create insecurity”. Speaking on the sidelines of the Rashtriya Ekta Yatra in Narmada district, Khan said, “The speech that Madni has given in public is not right… He is attached to the biggest madrasa of the country…. The meaning of jihad (in Islamic preaching) is to fight against persecution (utpeedan) and that can be anyone facing the torment. But, in the madrassa, they are teaching that if you belong to another religion, I will invite you to my religion or (if they don’t) then wage war… th

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