Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh minister and Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has again courted controversy. Addressing the gathering at the event, Azam said, Media ne ek hatyare ko wazire-azam bana diya” (Media has made a killer the Prime Minister). Trying to invoke the 2002 Gujarat riots, when PM Narendra Modi was chief minister of the state, the SP leader said.
This time the contentious remarks came at a meeting on ‘educational awareness in the minority community’ held in Moradabad’s Gajraula town on Saturday.
An extremely furious Azam further said: Media luti hui izzat dikhati hai, ped par latki bacchiyon ki lashen dikhati hai…Media Mulayam Singh Yadav ke janmdin ke kharche ka hisab maangti hai. Lekin Adani ki daulat saat guna ho gai to uspar koi jawab nahin mangti” (Media shows the violated honour of a woman, it shows the body of girls hanging from a tree, it asks questions about the expenses on Mulayam Singh Yadav’s birthday celebrations. But it doesn’t question the wealth of (Gautam) Adani, which has increased seven-fold).
The UP minister also targeted UP Governor Ram Naik for supporting the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya and said: “He appears more like a priest of Ayodhya than the Governor. Azam also ridiculed those Hindu organizations which are involved in religious conversion and said: “They should have opened the doors of temples and their hearts first before trying to insult Muslims in the name of conversion.
However, minutes after Azam’s statement, a senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader in Ayodhya dubbed Azam a Hindu by origin. VHP secretary General Champat Rai said: “He shouldn’t be annoyed about anything. He must know he is a Hindu by origin. Azam should undergo a DNA test if he has any doubt about it.
Bureau Report
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