Bhagwat vs Owaisi: Asaduddin Owaisi slams RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on his remarks about Muslims.
A war of words ignited between AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over his Remarks. The head of the RSS claimed in an interview with the RSS-affiliated publications, Organiser and Panchjanya that Hindus exist in India and elsewhere because their society has been at war for over a thousand years. He also stated that Sangh’s support helped the Hindu community to awaken finally.
Bhagwat advised the Muslims to give up their claim of supremacy, saying they have nothing to be afraid of in India.
“The simple truth is this – Hindusthan should remain Hindusthan. There is no harm to Muslims living today in Bharat. If they wish to stick to their faith, they can. If they want to return to the faith of their ancestors, they may. It is entirely their choice. There is no such stubbornness among Hindus. Islam has nothing to fear. But at the same time, Muslims must abandon their boisterous rhetoric of supremacy,” said Bhagwat.
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“We are of an exalted race; we once ruled over this land, and shall rule it again; only our path is right, rest everyone is wrong; we are different, therefore we will continue to be so; we cannot live together – they (Muslims) must abandon this narrative,” Bhagwat had added.
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Chief of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), Asaduddin Owaisi, criticised Mohan Bhagwat of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on his remarks that Muslims should live in the country.
Asaduddin Owaisi took to Twitter to express his anguish and wrote, “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”.
Owaisi stated that there is no external threat to India and remarked that the Sanghis have been whining about the bogey of ‘internal enemies’ and ‘state of war’ for decades, and their Swayamsevak in Lok Kalyan Marg says ‘na koi gussa hai’.
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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 Nagpurhttps://t.co/6HNKAYa1Rj
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) January 11, 2023
In addition, Owaisi attacked Bhagwat and the RSS for their “double standards,” citing their moderate stance toward China and their outspoken support toward ‘fellow citizens’. “If we’re indeed at war, has Swayamsevak Sarkar been sleeping for 8+ years? RSS’s ideology is a threat to India’s future. The sooner Indians recognise the real ‘internal enemies’, the better it will be,” the AIMIM chief said.
Owaisi also questioned Narendra Modi, the prime minister, among other things. He wrote, “Why does the PM hug all Muslim leaders of other countries but is never seen hugging a single Muslim in his own country? What is this awakening and war stuff if not rhetoric and hate speech?”
