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Muslims who don't vote for SP not true Muslims: Azmi

His DNA test should be conducted. See whether he is from RSS, adds Azmi

Abu Asim Azmi

Press Trust of India Sant Kabir Nagar (UP)
In controversial comments, Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi has said that Muslims who do not vote for his party are not "true Mulsims"

"A Muslim, who does not vote for SP and talks against it is not a Muslim. His DNA test should be conducted. See whether he is from RSS," he said while addressing an election rally in support of SP candidate Bhalchandra Yadav at Khalilabad.

"I want to say that he cannot be a true person. What SP supremo Mulayam Singh has not done for them (Muslim community)," Azmi, who is the Maharashtra unit chief of SP, asked.

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First Published: May 01 2014 | 3:31 PM IST

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