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If other refugees can stay in India, why can't Rohingyas, asks Owaisi

He even questioned India's wish to get a permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council

Asaduddin Owaisi
Asaduddin Owaisi
ANI Hyderabad
Last Updated : Sep 15 2017 | 1:05 PM IST

Citing example of refugees from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka residing in India, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday tore into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Government over sending the Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar, saying that Rohingya refugess should be allowed to take shelter in the country just like other refugees are.

Owaisi also mentioned about the noted Bangladeshi writer, Taslima Nasreen, who has been living in India in exile since 1994 and asserted that if the former can be the sister of Prime Minister Modi, why can't Rohingyas be his 'brothers'.

"If Taslima Nasreen can stay here, why can't Rohingyas? If Taslima can be the prime minister's sister, can't Rohingyas become his brothers?" Owaisi said, while addressing a gathering here.

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First Published: Sep 15 2017 | 1:04 PM IST

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