Chairperson of Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board Waseem Razvi on Sunday termed Muslims who don't keep mustaches with beard as "fundamentalists".

"Keeping beard is Sunnat. However, keeping beard without moustache is against Sunnat as the person looks fearful. Muslims with beard and no moustache are fundamentalists," Razvi said. "Such people can be seen promoting terrorism across the world."

He also spoke about fatwas being issued to govern individuals' personal life.

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"We have some Muslims who issue fatwa by interfering in the personal life of others. They forget that Islam has nothing to do with this," he said.

The Shia Waqf Board chief said that any person or institution issuing such diktats should be "booked as traitors". "Nobody has the right to go against the Constitution and make their own laws," he said.

Razvi, who was recently accorded a Y+ security cover by the UP government, said some Muslims in India are getting influenced by the activities of the ISIS.

"This is not good as it can lead to violence in the country. It is important to take strict actions against such people," he said.

(With inputs from ANI)

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