The Samajwadi Party politician from Uttar Pradesh has said that the people supporting Yakub Memon are wrong and they are doing so with the intent to divide the society on religious lines. He also said that the rule of law is supreme and the attempts to build narratives around Yakub’s religion is unfortunate. Azam Khan’s statements were reported by ANI on their Twitter handle. Read more here.
Those supporting Yakub Memon are wrong and want to divide society: Azam Khan, SP pic.twitter.com/Cc0DhXB53T
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 30, 2015
A narrative was being built by some ppl to identify Yakub Memon's religion,this is unfortunate. Rule of law is supreme- Azam Khan,SP
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 30, 2015
This is how Twitter reacted
@ANI_news Did the sun rise from the West today?
— Sumit Bajoria (@SumitBajoria) July 30, 2015
.@ani_news ooopsss .. is he saying this?....really .. ohh i cant believe this..
— Simmi.. (@sinha_simmi) July 30, 2015
@ANI_news what did he smoke today ? https://t.co/zqC9vpP1rl
— WE NEED A CHANGE (@pradeepsingh83) July 30, 2015
@ANI_news Azam Khan's good sense prevails at last...Are these words true or has he started preparations for assembly elections?
— Sameer Mohiley (@MohileyS) July 30, 2015
@ANI_news omg omg these words coming from Azam khan, I can't believe it.. Really achhe din aa rahe hai
— Santosh Kumar (@as_kumar274) July 30, 2015
@ANI_news oh man it seems your buffaloes have returned home
— WaqaR Khan (@Mewaqarkhan) July 30, 2015
@SumitBajoria Scared shit of Owaisi gaining a foothold in UP
— SatyaSaraswat (@DrSatyaSaraswat) July 30, 2015
@ANI_news Iski baton ke khilaf jaane Ki itni aadat Ho gayi Ki yeh padhke maine Shri Yakoob Memonji Ki photo pe maala chadha di????
— Tragedy pe TRP (@ashwinkmr) July 30, 2015