Azam Khan blames Western countries for Paris terror attacks
Lucknow, Nov 16: As the French capital Paris is burning with a spate of terror attacks by ISIS on Friday, Nov 13, that claimed at least 129 lives, the world leaders have vowed to fight against terrorism.
But, in a controversial remark, Uttar Pradesh minister and Samajwadi Party's senior leader Azam Khan has allegedly justified 13/11 Paris terror attacks.
As per a TOI report, the outspoken Khan, who is known for making irresponsible remarks, with a religious overtone, has done it again.
While addressing a public rally, Khan said labelled the act of terror in Paris as unfortunate, but at the same time, he took a jibe at the European countries.
He said that "global superpowers must realize that the terror attack was a reaction to their action in Syria and Iraq", while adding that "European cities cannot be lit up with the ill-gotten wealth from the oil reserves of Middle East".
Khan further said that the global crisis is economic interests of US and its allies in West Asia.
"Do you want to light up cities like Paris, known for their wine and party culture, with the money earned through illegally occupying oil reserves in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Iran? The bombardments in Iraq and Syria on suspected IS strongholds apart from killing innocent civilians are also rendering thousands homeless. What justification do they have for this?", he was quoted as saying.
"Western powers have already destroyed countries, like Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, and to some extent, Iran. The reason is simple: they want to acquire oil reserves in these countries by brute force and deck up their own cities which is totally unjustified", he further stated.
Khan also said, "If you want to earn money and retain your splendour, you should slog like Indians and earn it. At least, you shouldn't be resorting to unethical means."
"Killing innocents whether in Syria or Paris is a highly deplorable act and the whole world should condemn it. But then, if you created such a situation, you have to face the backlash too", he added.
Meanwhile, BJP and Congress leaders condemned Khan's statement.
Here are some Twitter reactions on Azam Khan's remarks:
India
has
now
become
tolerant.
We
just
tolerated
Azam
Khan's
crap
encore!
His
buffaloes
make
more
sense
than
him
!
—
Dr.
Preet
Shah
(@drpreetshah)
November
16,
2015
Time
and
again
Azam
Khan
has
proved
that
he`s
Anti
Indian,
Anti
Hindu,
Anti
Democracy,
Anti
West
and
Pro-Jihadi
—
Jayesh
(@jayeshdewana12)
November
16,
2015
Azam
khan
saab..ur
comments
reveals
ur
mentality
towards
india
and
the
rest
of
the
globe.
—
Anupriya
(@aaanupriyaaa)
November
16,
2015
Someone
should
ask
Azam
Khan
if
#ParisAttacks
were
in
response
2
US
action
in
Syria,
then
why
did
ISIS
rape
&
murder
peaceful
#Yezidis
—
enlightened
mind
(@enlightend_mind)
November
16,
2015
Azam
Khan
needs
to
be
boycotted...
His
rants
have
long
passed
any
sense
of
sanity!!
—
Manish
K
Pathak
(@manishpathak187)
November
16,
2015
Azam
khan
,why
can't
you
keep
your
mouth
shut
for
gods
sake..
—
md.inkeshaf
alam
(@alaminkeshaf)
November
16,
2015
Congo
ppl..aftr
Bihar
elections
We
hv
become
"Tolerant"
again..no
one
is
returning
awards
nw
nd
we
r
tolerating
Azam
Khan
too.#Parisattacks
—
Maharshi
Choubisa
(@Maharshi24sa)
November
16,
2015
#ParisAttacks
after
Azam
khan's
statement
today
Please
stop
the
drama
of
intolerance
in
Indian
society.
We
are
the
most
tolerant
nation!
—
Neeraj
Duggal
(@NeerajDuggal29)
November
16,
2015
When
entire
India
is
tolerating
Azam
Khan
for
more
than
two
years,
who
the
hell
says
we
are
intolerant
society?
Wrong
judgement!
—
ProfMK
(@profmadhukrishn)
November
16,
2015
Azam
Khan
is
trending
again
!
Just
spell
his
name
backwards
,
it's
Maza
what
is
not
more
then
a
10₹
cold
drink.
#AzamKhanWithISIS
—
Manish
Kumar
Kashyap
(@ModiBihar)
November
16,
2015
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