If I want to pray outside PM residence ...: Owaisi on Hanuman Chalisa row
India Today
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi claimed that it would be unreasonable for him to say that he wants to offer prayers in front of the Prime Minister's residence.
Amid the ongoing Hanuman Chalisa row in Maharashtra, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi claimed that it would be unreasonable for him to say that he wants to offer prayers in front of the Prime Minister's residence. Owaisi’s remark follows just days after MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana were arrested after they had threatened to chant Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray’s residence, Matoshree.
Talking about the sedition charges against MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana, Owaisi said, “The Supreme Court is examining it (sedition charge) closely. The couple should have avoided challenging Uddhav Thackeray to recite Hanuman Chalisa.”
He further hit out at Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and said, “Sanjay Raut should not drag me in their scuffle. He should not mention my name as 'Hindu Owaisi' to provoke Raj Thackarey. It is Thackarey family infighting. They should try to solve that.”
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