Hyderabad: Responding to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statements about Indian Muslims, MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi sought to know who he was to give Muslims ‘permission’ to live in the country.
In a series of tweets in response to Bhagwat’s interview in Organiser and Panchajanyam, Owaisi termed the usages of phrases like ‘internal enemies’ and ‘state of war’ as nothing but part of ‘hate-speech’ against the community. “Who is Mohan to give Muslims ‘permission’ to live in India or follow our faith? We’re Indians because Allah willed it. How dare he put ‘conditions’ on our citizenship? We’re not here to ‘adjust’ our faith or please a bunch of alleged celibates in Nagpur. Mohan says there is no external threat to India. Sanghis have been whining about the bogey of ‘internal enemies’ & ‘state of war’ for decades & their own Swayamsevak in Lok Kalyan Marg says ‘na koi ghusa hai…’. (reference to Chinese incursion and ignoring real external threat by Prime Minister) (sic),” he tweeted.
The MIM chief held that RSS’s ideology was the real ‘threat’ to the nation and the citizens should identify this threat at the earliest. “No decent society can tolerate such hatred and radicalism in the name of religion,” he emphasised.
He dared Bhagwat to fight the election and win in 2024 if represents the vast majority of the Hindus. “Who elected Mohan as the representative for Hindus? Fighting elections in 2024? Welcome...There are enough Hindus who feel the Boisterous Rhetoric of Supremacy of RSS, leave alone how every minority feels (sic),” the Hyderabad MP tweeted.
While referring to the idea of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (world as family), he wondered why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was treating his own citizens as untouchables but hugs Muslim heads of the State.
