Beard, skull cap, scarf, hijab are Muslim identities: Owaisi

Delhi | Monday | 15th July, 2019

Summary:

A+ A-New Delhi: Slamming Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his comment ‘thok denge’, AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Mr Owaisi said it is unbecoming of a chief minister ruling a state with 24 Cr population to say like this. He was speaking at an event held here for the launch of senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s book ‘Visible Muslim – Invisible Citizen: Understanding Islam in Indian Democracy’. A panel discussion on the book was held participated by Salman Khurshid, Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi, BJP national spokesperson Nalin Kohli and others. Taking a dig at TV channels, Owaisi said, they like “man with a beard and skull cap as it is good for their TRPs”. He told that beard, skull cap, kurta, pajama, scarf, hijab all these are the identities of Muslims..