Altaf Hussain, founder of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), present day MQM-London, has requested Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, to grant him and his colleagues’ asylum in India, Times of India reported on November 18. Hussain, who lives in exile in the United Kingdom (UK), since 1992, has also sought financial assistance for himself and his companions from the Indian PM. In a video speech recorded by Hussain after Police in London relaxed his bail conditions, he turned towards PM Modi for help. Hussain alleged that his assets — house and offices — were taken over in Karachi and asked the Indian PM to help him financially if he cannot risk providing him asylum.
Hussain further spoke about the decision of the Indian Supreme Court on Babri Mosque, saying that Muslims do not have a right over the disputed site. “The current government of Modi has the right to establish Hindu raj (rule) and if Indian politician Asaduddin Owaisi and others do not like India, they should migrate to Pakistan where a Muslim homeland has been established for them,” he said. In his request to the Indian government, the MQM founder said: “If India’s Prime Minister Mr Modi allows me to come to India and provides me asylum with my colleagues, I am ready to come to India along with my colleagues, because my grandfather is buried there. My grandmother is buried there and thousands of my relatives are buried there. I want to go to India to their graves. I’m a peaceful person. I promise that I will not interfere in any kind of politics but please allow me along with my colleagues to live in India.”