Supreme Mufti of Russia: “Do not mangle the State Emblem”

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Supreme Mufti of Russia, Head of the Central Muslim Spiritual Government (MSG) Talgat Tajuddin does not back the statement of MSG of the Asian part of the country Nafigulla Ashirov against Orthodox symbols on the Russian State Emblem and other state symbols, a REGNUM correspondent informs.

“None of the Russian Muslim spiritual leaders or any other confession spiritual leaders can ask to remove any symbols from the Russian State Emblem, because the legislation of our country separates state and Church,” said Tajuddin: “So the demand to remove the cross from the Russian State Emblem is incorrect and intolerable. If everybody starts to mangle the State Emblem, what remains of the country?” Tajuddin added that any changes in national symbols should be made by the legislature, elected by the citizens of the country, and not because of some spiritual leaders’ demands. He said that our ancestry lived and defended their home country to keep it unite, powerful and indivisible. “Every government is heaven-blessed, because the government is a shadow of the Almighty Creator on Earth”, concluded Tajuddin. Same is the position of the Bashkir MSG, deputy Bashkir Mufti said in an interview to REGNUM.

Nafigulla Ashirov demands to remove Orthodox symbols from all the national emblems.