AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi Slams Rahul Gandhi, Says Italy And Modi Are Congress Leader's Two Friends

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has come out all guns blazing at the Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks over the AIMIM Chief being a friend of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing a public gathering in Hyderabad, Owaisi said Rahul Gandhi is being loved by two people only, "One is Italy and the second is Modi".

"Rahul Gandhi ke do pyaar (Rahul Gandhi's two love of life) - Italy because his mother is from there, and Modi because he gives him power," Owaisi wooed the crowed in the Capital of the poll-bound Telangana.

The AIMIM leader mocked Gandhi as he questioned why the people of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh did not consider themselves "friends" of the Congress MP but instead supported BJP's Smriti Irani. Owaisi's remark referred to Rahul's loss to Irani in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in the Amethi constituency, while he secured a seat as an MP from Wayanad in Kerala.

Owaisi's response came after Rahul had described AIMIM-BRS-BJP as friends.

"Modi ji has two friends, one is Owaisi, and the other is KCR," Rahul Gandhi said addressing a public gathering. "KCR (BRS supremo and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao) wants Modi to be PM and Modi wants KCR to be CM," the Congressman added.

Telangana comprises 119-constituency which will go to vote on November 30. The results will be announced on December 3 along with Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.