Local Muslim residents in constituencies where Owaisi has fielded AIMIM candidates for upcoming Gujarat state Assembly elections, protest against him by waving black flags, chanting Modi's name.
Interestingly, Owaisi’s own party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) does not have a single woman in a top leadership position, with or without Hijab.
Owaisi went on to level serious allegations against the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), claiming that the BJP's true purpose is to eradicate India's diversity and "Muslim identity."
Political observers believe that AIMIM along with Aam Aadmi Party may end up winning a few seats here and there mostly because the disgruntled Congress voter may end up voting for them.
Owaisi had earlier urged Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to not shut Srinagar's Jama masjid on Fridays. He had poked Governor Manoj Sinha for recently inaugurating the first multiplex in Srinagar on Tuesday.