Will probe Abu Azmi's statement, says R R Patil

Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil today said the state government would initiate probe into the controversial statement of Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi in Lucknow yesterday. [caption id=“attachment_1506363” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] AFP[/caption] “We will investigate the statement and if he is found guilty a case will be registered,” Patil told reporters here. Azmi has stoked a controversy by saying at an election rally that the Muslims who did not vote for his party were not “true Muslims”, and their “DNA” should be tested. PTI