'Does he know our work in Hyderabad?' Owaisi hits back at Afzal Ansari

Hyderabad: Lashing out at Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Afzal Ansari, who challenged him to contest from a Muslim minority region during the Bihar electionscampaign, Asaduddin Owaisi, on Sunday, November 9, said his party works with an “inclusive approach.”

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief came down heavily on Ansari, questioning his ignorance. “What do they know about how we work in Hyderabad? They assume we do not work for Hindus,” he said.

अखिलेश अपने यादव भाई की कामयाबी के लिए आते हैं, जबकि मैं पूरे सीमांचल, बिहार की आवाम के लिए आता हूँ। pic.twitter.com/3QnYx6H3ln

— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) November 9, 2025

“He (Ansari) has never seen my office, where I sit five days a week with open doors. Fifty percent of the people who come are our Hindu brothers and sisters, mostly Dalits,” Owaisi told in an interview with IANS.

Afsal Ansari, brother of the late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, had remarked that Owaisi should prove his political prowess by contesting in regions where the Muslimpopulation is a minority. “Will Owaisi contest from a place where Muslims are in a complete minority? In Ghazipur, there are only nine per cent Muslims. I have been MLA five times and MP three times. Owaisi has as many MLAs across the country as there are in my family,” he had said.

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