Lawyer sends notice to historian Irfan Habib for asking Amit Shah to remove 'Persian' last name, blaming Savarkar for dividing nation
Lawyer Sandeep Kumar Gupta sought a reply from Habib within seven days and asked him to publish an apology, warning him of strict legal action if not done so.
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An advocate practicing in the Aligarh Civil Court sent a notice to historian Irfan Habib for allegedly taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah during a speech.
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Lawyer Sandeep Kumar Gupta said that a speech delivered by the historian at the Aligarh Muslim University on Monday was 'against the unity and diversity of India and it also challenges sovereignty"'
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He sought a reply from Habib within seven days and asked him to publish an apology, warning him of strict legal action if not done so.
Aligarh: An advocate practicing in the Aligarh Civil Court on Tuesday sent a notice to historian Irfan Habib for allegedly taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah during a speech at the Aligarh Muslim University.
File image of historian Irfan Habib. ANI
In a notice to Habib, lawyer Sandeep Kumar Gupta said that a speech delivered by the historian at the Aligarh Muslim University on Monday was "against the unity and diversity of India and it also challenges sovereignty".
Pointing out at Habib's speech, Gupta in the notice said: "You advised Amit Shah to remove Shah from his name as it is a Persian word, you said RSS was formed to attack Muslims, you blamed Hindutva idealogue Veer Savarkar of dividing the nation despite the fact that two-nation theory was propounded by Jinnah, you ridiculed the use of Gandhi's spectacles in government's Swachhata Abhiyan."
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In the notice, the advocate said he has taken cognisance of Habib's "poisonous statements" from various newspapers.
He sought a reply from Habib within seven days and asked him to publish an apology, warning him of strict legal action if not done so.
The historian's alleged remarks come in the wake of the controversy over the new citizenship law, which has come into force last week.
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