Hyderabad, Asaduddin Owaisi, once the leader of a little-known organization confined to the old city of Hyderabad, has in recent years emerged as a powerful voice of Muslims in the country.
On Tuesday, when the votes cast for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency were counted, the MP defeated her BJP rival Madhavi Latha by a huge margin of over 3.38 lakh votes, which was seen as proof of the strong hold of the Owaisi family going. old City.
Undeterred by criticism that he is the "B-Team of the BJP", Owaisi has been making efforts to expand the party's footprint across the country despite limited success.
Under his leadership, AIMIM has achieved electoral victories in states including Maharashtra and Bihar.
Although he is seen as a highly polarizing figure, Owaisi, a lawyer and bar-at-law from Lincoln's Inn, London, is a highly effective communicator in Urdu and English who can put his opponents on the defensive in any debate. .The fact that he does not hesitate to walk the lonely path was seen when he and his Lok Sabha colleague Imtiaz Jaleel were the only two members to vote against the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
Oviya, a staunch critic of BJP and RSS, has been vocal in his opposition to CAA, NRC and NPR.
He hits back when BJP leaders often accuse AIMIM of being a party of 'Razakars' (a private militia defending the erstwhile Nizam regime in Hyderabad) and having influence over BRS and Congress.
Asaduddin Owaisi, born on 13 May 1969, was elected to the undivided Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Charminar constituency of Hyderabad in 1994 and re-elected in 1999.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Hyderabad in 2004 and later in 2009, 2014 and 2019 and faced a tough fight from BJP's Madhavi Lata in the recently concluded elections.Owaisi was elected as the president of AIMIM in 2008 after the demise of his father and prominent Muslim leader Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, who was a six-time MP and five-time MLA. Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi also represented Hyderabad as both an MLA and MP.
The party claims that Asaduddin Owaisi has played a key role in convincing the Center to set up a special minority affairs ministry to look after the welfare of religious minorities, including Muslims, in the country.
According to the website, Asaduddin Owaisi worked to achieve four percent reservation for socially and educationally backward Muslims in undivided Andhra Pradesh in 2004.
On Tuesday, when the votes cast for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency were counted, the MP defeated her BJP rival Madhavi Latha by a huge margin of over 3.38 lakh votes, which was seen as proof of the strong hold of the Owaisi family going. old City.
Undeterred by criticism that he is the "B-Team of the BJP", Owaisi has been making efforts to expand the party's footprint across the country despite limited success.
Under his leadership, AIMIM has achieved electoral victories in states including Maharashtra and Bihar.
Although he is seen as a highly polarizing figure, Owaisi, a lawyer and bar-at-law from Lincoln's Inn, London, is a highly effective communicator in Urdu and English who can put his opponents on the defensive in any debate. .The fact that he does not hesitate to walk the lonely path was seen when he and his Lok Sabha colleague Imtiaz Jaleel were the only two members to vote against the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
Oviya, a staunch critic of BJP and RSS, has been vocal in his opposition to CAA, NRC and NPR.
He hits back when BJP leaders often accuse AIMIM of being a party of 'Razakars' (a private militia defending the erstwhile Nizam regime in Hyderabad) and having influence over BRS and Congress.
Asaduddin Owaisi, born on 13 May 1969, was elected to the undivided Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Charminar constituency of Hyderabad in 1994 and re-elected in 1999.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Hyderabad in 2004 and later in 2009, 2014 and 2019 and faced a tough fight from BJP's Madhavi Lata in the recently concluded elections.Owaisi was elected as the president of AIMIM in 2008 after the demise of his father and prominent Muslim leader Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, who was a six-time MP and five-time MLA. Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi also represented Hyderabad as both an MLA and MP.
The party claims that Asaduddin Owaisi has played a key role in convincing the Center to set up a special minority affairs ministry to look after the welfare of religious minorities, including Muslims, in the country.
According to the website, Asaduddin Owaisi worked to achieve four percent reservation for socially and educationally backward Muslims in undivided Andhra Pradesh in 2004.
