Cow milk was being served after Roza Iftars, said Muslim Rashtriya Manch (Representational photo)
The Muslim Rashtriya Manch, the Muslim wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, has said it is serving cow milk at Iftar in Madhya Pradesh during the ongoing Ramzan because of the "health benefits it has over beef."
Muslim Rashtriya Manch's co-convenor SK Muddin said cow milk has multiple benefits over beef whose "unhealthy and harmful" effects were endorsed even by Muslim scriptures.
Mr Muddin, Muslim Rashtriya Manch's Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in charge, said they served cow milk to fasting Muslims in Betul and Jabalpur districts in the last two days and the response they got was "highly encouraging".
He said cow milk is being served to Muslims after Roza Iftars.
"We have plans to serve milk in each district of Madhya Pradesh during the Ramzan," he added.
The Muslim Rashtriya Manch is also serving cow milk to the fasting Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, he said.
"Our initiative to serve cow milk is getting a good response from among the Muslims who are observing fast during Ramzan," he told Press Trust of India.
Cow milk digests easily and that is why it is given to the infants too, he said.
"But cow meat is very unhealthy and harmful to the body. The Hadith (sayings of Prophet Muhammad) too says cow meat is very unhealthy and harmful," he contended.