‘I Love Modi’ fine, but not ‘I Love Muhammad’: Owaisi slams PM
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Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has questioned the restrictions on expressing love for Prophet Muhammad, saying it is allowed to say 'I love Modi' in this country, but not 'I love Muhammad', PTI reported.
Referring to an FIR registered against some individuals in UP for allegedly installing boards with “I Love Mohammad” during an Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi procession, the Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP wondered which direction this country is headed.
“Even if we want to go to our Mosque, they want to snatch it away. One can say I love Modi, but can't say I love Mohammad. Where are you planning to land?" he asked in a meeting on Thursday.
The AIMIM leader clarified that there would be no objection if someone displayed posters praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He reaffirmed his identity as a Muslim, saying he follows the Prophet Muhammad.
“What do you want to do? There is nothing above and beyond that (Muhammad) for the 17 crore Indians who participated in the country’s independence. We condemn violence. But it should not be that you are condemning those who uphold the Nabi’s (Prophet) name,” The Indian Express quoted Owaisi.
The controversy erupted on September 9, when the police in Kanpur registered a case against 24 people for allegedly installing boards with 'I Love Muhammad' written on them during a religious procession on September 4.
Bareilly in UP, which witnessed tensions on September 26, when locals and police clashed in the heart of the city following Friday prayers after the cancellation of a proposed protest over the "I Love Muhammad" posters. Several people were injured in the clashes.
