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I'll get all votes if I contest election against Owaisi: Javed Akhtar

  •   Fri, Mar 18 2016 04:35:07 PM

New Delhi, March 18 (IANS): Acclaimed lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar says he will contest elections against All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owais if given a constituency with Hindus and Muslims in equal numbers.

At the India Today Conclave 2016, in the light of Owaisi's refusal to say "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", Akhtar was asked if he would contest elections against him?

“If I contest elections against him in a place with Hindus and Muslims in a 50-50 proportion, I know I will get votes from everybody,” Akhtar said.

Adding that there has to be an explanation as to why Owaisi would disagree, Akhtar also added that the former can't just end at “it has not been mentioned in the constitution”.

Without naming Owaisi, Akhtar on Tuesday at his farewell speech in the Rajya Sabha, attacked him for the refusal, saying: "He said he will not say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' as the constitution does not require him to say so. The constitution even does not ask him to wear sherwani (dress) and topi (cap)... I don't care to know whether saying 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' is my duty or not, it is my right."
  

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  • Mohammed Saud, Muscat, Oman

    Sat, Mar 19 2016

    No one in India can be forced to tell anything. In order to show patriotism, telling a one liner and showing off in front of public to get their support is nothing but a drama which Javed Akhtar has created now. And yes, as Indians, we all love India and are proud to be Indians. We do not need to tell anything to prove ourselves patriotic to anyone.

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  • Abdul Jabbar, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 18 2016

    I would surely say bharat mata ki jai ..not because anybody can force me to say so but because i chose to say so on my own..but you also cannot force someone to show their patriotism by just chanting this slogan..didnt u see owaisi's patriotism when he defended india strongly in pakistan.As far as votes are concerned, tujhe votes nahi babaji ka thullu milega javed akhter...

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  • diago, Mumbai/Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 18 2016

    Owaisi brothers are fake and disgrace to society. They r anti-Indian and should be jailed. Well done Javed Saab

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  • Zahoor Ahmed, Karkal

    Fri, Mar 18 2016

    Vow, He want return to Rajya sabha. So he did this drama.Javed its not so easy, what you think you are intelligent than RSS/BJP. Wait some time, continue your attack on muslims.Many people are on que. wait for your turn.

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  • Ansh, Riyadh

    Fri, Mar 18 2016

    what a joke..try to get single vote...
    musalman ke naam par dabba hain aap..

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