Owaisi accuses RSS and BJP of favoring Manusmriti over Constitution

During a ceremony in Hyderabad, Asaduddin Owaisi, president of AIMIM, launched a pointed attack on the RSS and BJP, alleging they have historically favored the Manusmriti over the Constitution adopted after independence. He cited a past RSS publication that, he said, rejected the Constitution and advocated for Manusmriti. Owaisi also condemned V.D.

Savarkar, claiming the Hindutva thinker wrote to the British while in the Andaman jail, expressing support for Manusmriti. He further emphasized Muslim figures in the anti-colonial struggle, noting that Maulvi Alauddin, the Imam of Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid, was the first prisoner sent to the Andaman Islands. These statements occur as the BJP and Congress trade accusations over the relevance of Manusmriti in contemporary India.