Asaduddin Owaisi is ‘turning into a second Zakir Naik’, says Babul Supriyo© dnaindia.com

Asaduddin Owaisi is ‘turning into a second Zakir Naik’, says Babul Supriyo

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Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Babul Supriyo on Saturday reiterated that All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi was “turning into a second Zakir Naik”, Times Now reported. He was referring to radical Islamist preacher Zakir Naik, who is in Malaysia at present and is wanted by the Indian government for allegedly inspiring the terrorist attack in Dhaka in 2016.

Supriyo made the remark – he had tweeted a similar comment on Friday – in response to an interview that Owaisi gave Outlook magazine on November 14. In the interview, Owaisi said: “I want my masjid back.” The parliamentarian from Hyderabad was talking about the demolition of Babri Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya town in 1992, and the Supreme Court judgement of November 9 that granted the disputed site for the construction of a Ram temple. The court also directed the government to provide five acres to Muslims at an alternative location for the construction of a mosque.

“Had the mosque not been demolished, would the same judgement have come?” Owaisi asked the interviewer. “Our fight was not for a piece of land. It was to ensure that my legal rights are realised. The Supreme Court also categorically said that no temple was ­demolished to construct a mosque. I want my masjid back.”