Hamid Ansari

BJP MLA Sushil Singh told OpIndia that Mukhtar Ansari got at least 100 of his political opponents killed. It is alleged that these murders continued unabated under the patronage of the Samajwadi Party government.

Mukhtar Ansari and Hamid Ansari are not direct relatives, Mukhtar's father was second cousin of the former VP

Nusrat Mirza claimed to have met former PM Manmohan Singh, took u-turn on his previous statement that he met former VP Hamid Ansari.

Dr Adish Aggarwala, who organised the conference in 2010, said Hamid Ansari desired that Nusrat Mirza be invited to the conference.

Aggarwala emphasised that Ansari and Mirza did not attend the Conference on Jurists but instead participated in the "International Conference against Terrorism", which was held at Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi on October 27, 2009, by Jama Masjid United Forum.

Hamid Ansari denied claims that he had invited a Pakistani journalist to a conference in 2010, saying MEA decided the invitees

India's top diplomat says how ex-Vice President Hamid Ansari's loyalty towards his community and religion far exceeded his loyalty towards the country.

"Religious intolerance is encouraged in India by portraying the religious majority as a political monopoly." said Hamid Ansari

Hamid Ansari, Swara Bhaskar, Archbishop Peter Machado & others participating in an event co-hosted by US-based anti-India groups

The penetrating and razor-edged questions posed by Aman Chopra for Hamid Ansari left him bereft of speech.