Owaisi lashes out at RSS chief's Muslim lynching remark: 'This hatred a Hindutva product'

Retorting to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on 'mob lynching', AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday, argued that 'this hatred is a product of Hindutva'. Tweeting names of mob lynching victims like Akhlaq, Pehlu, Rakbar, Alimuddin, he lamented that their perpetrators who did not know the difference between cow and buffalo, killed them based on their names. He added that 'Cowardice, violence and murder are an integral part of Godse's Hindutva thinking' and hence lynching Muslims was its result.

Owaisi: 'Lynchers' hate a product of Hindutva' 

RSS: 'Muslim Mob lynchers against Hindutva'

On Sunday, speaking at a book launch at Ghaziabad, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat disowned mob lynchers terming them 'against Hindutva'. Asserting that such criminals should be brought to justice, Bhagwat also downplayed the mob-lynching problem saying 'cases are even made up these days, so can't really say what's right, what's wrong'. The RSS chief was speaking at the launch event of a book titled ‘The Meeting of Minds’ by Khwaja Ifteqar Ahmed - organised by RSS' Muslim wing 'Muslim Rashtriya Manch'.

"There are all types of people around. But because of these elements, an atmosphere of distrust and conflict has been created. That's why we say India is a Hindu Rashtra and cow is a holy animal and those indulging in lynching are going against Hindutva. They should be brought to justice in accordance with the law. But such cases are even made up these days, so can't really say what's right, what's wrong," said Bhagwat.

Propagating for Hindu-Muslim unity, he said, "We all are one so there is no need to fight. The DNA of all Indians is the same for the last 40,000 years. We all come from the same ancestors and it is scientifically proven and that it what unites us, and not politics.  Some "intellectuals from minority" are under fear that Hindus will overpower them. Those who have come here have survived - this is a proven fact".

He added, "I can be popular among Hindus but cannot get support from Hindus. If Hindus say that Muslims should be wiped off, then they are not Hindus at all. That is the hierarchical ideology of the Sangh. We may have different interests but society is the same. You can have differences over opinions. Islam came to India by attackers and since then attempts have been made to unite Hindus and Muslims".