#IStandWithAfreenFatima: Tharoor, Owaisi and others speak up
Following the Uttar Pradesh government demolishing the residence of Welfare Party of India leader Javed Mohammed and daughter Afreen Fatima,
Following the Uttar Pradesh government demolishing the residence of Welfare Party of India leader Javed Mohammed and daughter Afreen Fatima, who is a noted ex-student activist from JNU, the silence of top leaders on the matter was deafening.
However, a few individuals used their platform to speak up against the bulldozing of the activist’s house. The hashtag #IStandWithAfreenFatima trended on Twitter on Sunday.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi, activist Khaled Beydoun, and journalist Rana Ayyub were among the few.
22-year-old Afreen’s father Javed Mohammed is named as being the key conspirator in violent protests against suspended Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson (BJP) Nupur Sharma in UP, where arson and stone-pelting were reported.
