On Akhilesh Yadav's Jinnah Remark, An Advice From Asaduddin Owaisi
NDTV
Akhilesh Yadav has been slammed by the BJP over his comments at a public rally, in which he takes the name of Jinnah in the same breath as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, under attack over his comments counting Mohammad Ali Jinnah among the icons of India's freedom struggle, was not spared by AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, who curtly advised him to "read some history".
Akhilesh Yadav has been slammed by the BJP over his comments at a public rally, in which he takes the name of Jinnah - the founder of Pakistan - in the same breath as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
"Sardar Patel, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Jinnah studied at the same institute and became barristers. They became barristers and they fought for India's freedom. They never backed away from any struggle," said the Samajwadi Party chief at Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh, campaigning for the state election early next year.
The BJP accused Mr Yadav of "Muslim appeasement" ahead of the polls, with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath calling it "Talibani mentality".
