MLA from the MIM party Akbaruddin Owaisi came in for a lot of criticism on social networking sites like Twitter after an incendiary speech during a set of public gatherings organised in Andhra Pradesh.
Owaisi made many communal comments in his speech. Screen grab from YouTube.
While the speech was made on 24 December it began trending on the microblogging site today after the video was widely shared. And expectedly the reactions ranged from the outraged to those demanding action against the MLA for his speech that many claimed was as bad as that made by Varun Gandhi while campaigning in Uttar Pradesh in 2009.
Here are some of the reactions to the speech:
Correction : Nizamabad SP says no case booked against #Owaisi in his district. His seniors in Hyderabad had said case ws booked in Nizamabad
— T S Sudhir (@Iamtssudhir) दिसम्बर 28, 2012
subsequently akbaruddin #owaisi went to other districts, addressing meetings, but no case. Now someone fm BJP has filed case in Hyderabad
— T S Sudhir (@Iamtssudhir) दिसम्बर 28, 2012
Owaisi and his venom should be as unequivocally condemned as we did with Varun Gandhi. Owaisi is an enemy of those he claims to speak for.
— S Irfan Habib (@irfhabib) दिसम्बर 28, 2012
Why ppl listen to him..he is dangerous like cancer..hv bn ruining the society.Owaisi shd be booked..
— Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha (@Mrityunjoykjha) दिसम्बर 28, 2012
Copy of the complaint against Akbaruddin Owaisi for his communal hate speech. | scribd.com/doc/118208038/…
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) दिसम्बर 28, 2012
