All are not equal in Eid jamaat?

IT IS sad and revolting that Baitul Mokarram mosque is reserving special place for the president of the republic and other high state functionaries in Eid congregational prayers, as is evident from photographs of Eid jamaat released to the media during Eid every year. After the next Eid we may expect to watch in the media the same familiar scene. This is repugnant to the teachings of Islam. In Eid jamaat or any congregational prayers all are equal and no one has any precedence except the Imam and the muezzin. To accord any individual of wealth or power any special place in namaaz undermines the ideals of Islam. We hope all Muslims will protest.