Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said communalism in all its forms is deplorable and asserted that it is the duty of the majority community to protect the minorities. Terming demolition of Babri Masjid as an act of religious fanaticism and extreme prejudice, he said, violence in the name of religion must be deplored. <br/>In an address to the 30th general session of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind at Islamic seminary at Deoband, Mr. Chidambaram hailed the fatwa issued by it against terrorism last year. The Home Minister said violence and violent means to achieve any objective is the anti-thesis of a civilised society governed by the rule of law. He said, a nation can ignore its minorities only at its peril and the golden rule in a democracy is that it is the duty of the majority community to protect the minority, be it religious, racial or linguistic. <br/> Mr Chidambaram said no one can view Islam as an alien faith as the Muslim brethren are honoured citizens of India. He also lauded the role played by Jamiat during freedom struggle, nation building, and opposing the two-nation theory espoused by the Muslim League.<br/>