Secularism is Islamophobic, oppresses minorities by considering them Indians: Sharjeel Imam. Jailed ex-JNU student Sharjeel Imam said secularism, like Hindutva, is Islamophobic. Both frameworks' core is the "myth of…an ancient Indian nation", he said, and contrasted this with Muhammad Iqbal and Muhammad Ali Jinnah's views on Muslim nationhood. He said the secular framework oppresses minorities by considering them as "Indians" by default and keeping their other identities as secondary.