After much prevarication, police arrest Akbaruddin Owaisi for inflammatory, hate speeches

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ANI: Jan 08 2013, 17:33 IST

Amidst high drama, MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, who is facing multiple cases for his alleged “hate speech”, was on Tuesday arrested after medical tests in a government hospital a day after his arrival from London.

Owaisi, who was subjected to medical examination at the Gandhi Hospital here for his fitness status, was straightaway taken under high security in a convoy of cars to Nirmal in Adilabad district, more than 200 kms from here.

Security was also tightened along the route to Nirmal in the Telangana region of the state.

42-year-old Owaisi, the floor leader of his party in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, is expected to be produced before a court in Nirmal in connection with the registration of a case against him for alleged provocative speeches regarding the disputed Bhagyalakshmi shrine in the Charminar area.

Complaints have been filed against him in regard to the same speeches in various police stations in Hyderabad and other parts of the state.

On medical grounds, Owaisi had sought four days time to appear before the police which had booked him under various sections of the IPC in Nizamabad and Osmania University police here for the alleged “hate speeches”.

As he failed to appear before the police, the Investigating Officer of Nirmal (Rural) Police A Raghu visited Owaisi's house in Banjara Hills here last evening and found that he looked fit to face questioning, according to police sources.

However, Owaisi complained of “internal pain”. Police took him to Gandhi hospital and was subjected to medical examination by government

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BHUPATHI | 09-Jan-2013Reply | Forward

POLICE POLITICIANS AND THE COMMON MAN IN INDIA ARE BIASED AGAINST MUSLIMS.THEY ARE COWARDS AND HENCE THEY WILL NEVER ARREST A THACKERAY, A MODI, A YADAV , A GANDHI.INDIA IS CORRUPT BECAUSE OF THESE FELLOWS.MAJORITY IS CORRUPT.99% CORRUPT PHIR BE KAHENGE 'MERA BHARAT MAHAAN'.CRIMINALS AND JOKERS ONLY CAN SAY THAT.

Ban him from contesting elections for life..yes life

ShivReddy | 09-Jan-2013Reply | Forward

Election Commission should banned him from voting and contesting elections for life time. When they did that to Bal Thackeray why not Akbaruddin Owaisi ??. Election Commission should ban all individuals who indulge in hate speeches and instigate animosity between various faiths and religions. Jai Hind.

3 Reasons behind Owaisi timing his hate speech

Amakant | 09-Jan-2013Reply | Forward

I believe the primary reason for Owaisi's brinksmanship is that Muslim leaders such as Owaisi and Muslim parties such as MIM are unnerved by Modi's landslide 3rd straight win in Gujarat with significant support of the Muslims and his subsequent projection for PM-ship. They are concerned that if Modi's progressive secular Hindu model sans minority appeasement were to roll out across India, minoritism would be dead and Muslim leaders and parties would be marginalised. Hence their attempt to inflame passions and rekindle the fires of Ayodhya, Mumbai and Gujarat. A secondary reason is the imminent formation of Telangana fragmenting MIMs vote base. And thirdly it is also an attempt by Owaisi and MIM to claim the national stage and consolidate the Muslim vote base and in doing so become the 3rd force across the country. This can be inferred by Owaisi exhorting Dalits to liberate themselves. He is not asking for conversions rather a Muslim-Dalit axis. Which is basically stealing BSP, SP and JDU's lunch. With this gambit Owaisi and MIM have nothing to lose and everything to gain. I dont know how successful this strategy will be. Looking at the crowd reaction to Owaisi's speech, the jubilation was concentrated closer to the dias and looked muted towards the back. Heartening if this means there are more moderate Muslims in India who prefer secular progress.