Despite UP police's clarification that the teenager self-immolated, a coterie of self-proclaimed liberals continued to peddle lies claiming he was set on fire for not chanting "Jai Shri Ram"
Twitter users pointed it out that any Indian regardless of his/her political leanings respects Dr Kalam because of his achievements and his contributions to the nation's development.
Dr AM Singhvi had questioned the Islamic practice of Nikal Halala, a regressive practice where a woman is made to have sex with another man after triple talaq. Khanum had termed Singhvi's tweet as 'shameful'.
In a hurry to contain the damage that was inflicted on 'Mahagathbandhan' after Azam Khan's sexist anti-women comment, Arfa Khanum Sherwani jumped into the rescue of Samajwadi Party leader claiming that his statements were not targetted at Jaya Pradha but against former SP leader Amar Singh.