By TCN News
Hyderabad: Eminent citizens have come forward to register their condemnation on a recent speech of Akbaruddin Owaisi which can come under the category of “enticement to violence.”
Owaisi who is an MLA of Majlis-e-Ittahdul Muslimeen (MIM) gave a speech in Nirmal Town of Andhra Pradesh which was designed to appeal to communal passions.
The statement signed by Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer, Swami Agnivesh, Mahesh Bhatt, Mazher Hussain, Hamid Mohammad Khan, M. Mandal, Irfan Engineer, Sandeep Panday, and Ram Punyani said that these statements “divide society, vitiate peace and lead to conflicts and riots.”
“We demand that the authorities take exemplary action in the matter to ensure that such intolerable acts are never repeated again, anywhere by anyone and secure peace and harmony in the country.”