Owaisi slams Cong for Pranab iftar invite

AIMIM leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi described as ‘hypocrisy of the highest order’ the Congress party’s decision to invite former president Pranab Mukherjee for an iftar hosted by Rahul Gandhi.

Pranab Mukherjee’s recent decision to accept and address an RSS meet in Nagpur had raised eyebrows. Despite the criticism that came his way, Mukherjee honoured the invitation extended to him by RSS leader Mohan



Bhagwat.

On Wednesday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi hosted an iftar in Delhi and Pranab Mukherjee attended it. Owaisi tweeted saying: “Give a Speech at RSS Head Office, praise its founder and comfortably come to Janedharu Iftar party and if my party contests elections (sic) will be called communal and what not but inviting and sharing a table with Pranab Mukherjee is ‘normal, acceptable.’ Hypocrisy of Highest order.”