Massive support poured in for Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on social media following criticism from different quarters for his remarks, including a complaint against him in Bhopal, for his stand on the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi verdict.
It was on November 9, soon after the verdict was pronounced, that the Hyderabad parliamentarian described the apex court as ‘supreme, but not infallible’.
On Tuesday, the hashtag #IAmAsadOwaisi was the top three trends for several hours on micro-blogging site Twitter, and it occupied the top spot for a few hours. While the hashtag garnered over 41,000 tweets around 3.45 pm, the number went up to around 56,400 tweets at 4.45 pm. The number of tweets shot up to over a lakh a little around 8.30pm.
“Its very tough to be a vocal Muslim in India. Many people have criticized/disagreed with Supreme Court’s Babri Masjid Verdict. But only Owaisi was abused by bhakts/media, he was called traitor bcz he is Muslim. I am UNAPOLOGETIC abt my Muslim identity. #IamAsadOwaisi,” Twitter user Md Asif Khan tweeted.
Users issued several tweets, including those which described Mr Owaisi as the ‘voice of the voiceless’ followed by #IAmAsadOwaisi.
Meanwhile, another hashtag criticising Mr Owaisi too began to trend. The hashtag #antinational_aisi too found traction with several thousand tweets.
