Last week, a controversy broke out in Tamil Nadu after videos emerged on social media of a meeting in Hyderabad between leaders of the Drav...
Last week, a controversy broke out in Tamil Nadu after videos emerged on social media of a meeting in Hyderabad between leaders of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and head of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen Asadudin Owasi. A DMK leader also informed the media that the party had invited Owaisi for a minorities conference, scheduled for January 6 in Chennai.
Though the DMK later clarified that Owaisi had not been invited for the meet, the prospect of his AIMIM contesting the 2021 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu has caused quite a bit of stir in the state. Some observers predicted that the charasmatic Owaisi would cut into Muslim votes that are expected to go as a bloc to the DMK-led alliance. This is because its rival, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, is in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In an interview to Scroll.in, MH Jawahirullah, the leader of the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi, one of the two largest Muslim parties in Tamil Nadu, said there was no need for a Muslim party from outside the state to pitch its tent in Tamil Nadu because the needs of Muslims are adequately represented by local parties.
Excerpts from the interview:
The Manithaneya Makkal Katchi is currently in alliance...
