"Amit Shah Has Patent On 'Razakar', People Will Reply": Asaduddin Owaisi

Lok Sabha Election 2024: "Amit Shah holds an intellectual property right on that word. I think no one should use it apart from Amit Shah," Asaduddin Owaisi said.

Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of AIMIM (All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen), today mocked Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks targetting his party using the word "Razakar". Mr Shah, he said, will get his answer from the people of Hyderabad, who are being portrayed in such a derogatory manner.

"Amit Shah holds an intellectual property right on that word. I think no one should use it apart from Amit Shah," Mr Owaisi told NDTV in an exclusive interview. "He has been using these words for the last five years…. People will give a reply because (he is) calling people in such a derogatory way... we have worked irrespective of caste creed religion," he added.

Hyderabad has been the bastion of Mr Owaisi's AIMIM for over 40 years. The BJP is now trying to make inroads into the constituency, with a high-powered campaign for its candidate, Madhavi Latha.