MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi is known for his highly vitriolic and controversial statements. He lavished praises on terrorist's father leaving many wonder why he praised him.
Terror suspect Safifullah was killed in a 12 hour operation in Lucknow on Wednesday.Safifullah was suspected to be linked to Ujjain Train blast in which 10 people were injured.
After the encounter, Satraj his father refused to accept Safifullah's body. He said “I heard about the death of my son in the encounter,“ He added “He brought infamy not only to us but to the entire nation. Jo kaam usne kiya...hum usse nara az hain. Aise deshdrohi ki laash hum nahin lenge (what he did has angered us. We won't accept the body of a traitor).“
Satraj's two more sons Khalid and Habeed are married and work in private firms. Khalid said “I got a phone call from ATS who asked me to convince Saifullah to surrender but he did not listen. I wept on the phone and tried to tell him how much our father and family were suffering because of him, but in vain. Police said he won't surrender, he wanted `martyrdom'.“He added .“He was well-behaved, prayed five times a day . Nobody expected this from him,“
Satraj revealed “Two-and-a-half months ago, Saif left home after I scolded him and even slapped him for not finding work,“ He said “A few days ago, I got to know that he had left for Mumbai. He called on Monday and said he'd got a visa for Saudi Arabia. I told him if it's your wish, then go ahead,“
MIM chief Owaisi speaking to scribes heaped praises on Satraj. He tweeted “#lucknowEncounter very brave that father& brother have disowned their son Saifullah. Youth must never fall prey to violent terrorist ideology (sic).“
