All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday claimed people were caught between the “hard” Hindutva of the BJP and the “soft” Hindutva of the Congress.
“It is like being caught between a rock and a hard place,” he told the gathering at a meeting in Vaniyambadi to introduce his party's candidates for the May 16 Assembly elections.
As of now, AIMIM has decided to field two candidates in Vaniyambadi and Krishnagiri constituencies.
He urged people to give AIMIM an opportunity in the elections. “How long will you give a chance to Congress and the two Dravidian parties,” he asked.
Referring to the freebie culture in Tamil Nadu, he said, “Do not give your vote for free. Your vote has a value. Vote, keeping your future in mind.”
He criticised the Tamil Nadu government's low budget for minorities.
"The budget for backward classes and minorities for 2015- 2016 was Rs. 764 crore. In Telangana, the budget for minorities this year is Rs. 1,300 crores," he said.
He said there was a need for Muslims to become a political force, to establish a platform to raise their issues.