Ahead of Eid observances, Maulana Arshad Madani, chief of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, urges Muslims to avoid sacrificing animals that are considered prohibited. He advises people to exercise caution during Eid-ul-Azha and to seek guidance from relevant authorities if buffalo sacrifice is hindered or faces obstruction. Madani also asks people not to share or display photos or videos of slaughtered animals on social media, linking such acts to broader public sensitivity and compliance concerns.
Former Vice-President Hamid Ansari supports Madani’s position, urging restraint in slaughter practices and reiterating calls not to slaughter cows. In connection with the wider debate around animal protection and religious practice, Ansari also suggests that the Centre consider declaring the cow as the national animal. The two statements frame the guidance as a move toward observing religious rites while avoiding prohibited slaughter and reducing public display of the process.
