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Dear venerable members:

Speaking of the blasting sound emanating from the tall domes of the

mosques five a times a day, sometimes a nuisance breaking into the

serenity of the atmosphere and some times a pleasant reminder of our

spirutual chores as pointed out by Sri Sudarshan, there is an invisible

link between muslims and sri vaishnavas especially in the Ramathapuram

area in Tamilnadu.

I don't know how many of you have noticed the fact that in many major

Muslim business houses, the key person would be a sri vaishnava. The

major muslim pockets of Kizhakarai, Ramanathapuram, Thondi etc. both

these groups go hand in hand despite the vast differences in the habits

and cultures. I know several of the muslims who would avoid doing things

during Raghu kalam.

The reason quoted is that several decades ago when the muslim invaders

were doing their " business " among other things they gave the option of

"Quran" or the " dagger" and some of the sri vaishnavas chose to live as

muslims. I remember my uncle talking about atleast one muslim guy whose

grandfather was a sri vaishnava.

All said and done, the destination is the very same for all of us

regardless of the route we take.

Subham

I.K.Rengarajan