Mild tension was palpable in some parts of the Old City after videos were released of Bharatiya Janata Party legislator T Raja Singh in which he purportedly used objectionable language against Prophet Muhammad.
Dozens of Muslim youths converged near the Hyderabad City Police Commissioner’s office late on Monday night and raised slogans against the BJP lawmaker who represents the Goshamahal constituency. They demanded that police “wake up”, take action and arrest Mr Singh. The protest and sit-in near the Commissioner’s office went on till around 6.30 a.m. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen legislator Ahmed Balala arrived at the scene too.
According to eyewitnesses, the protest was not carried out under any banner and seemed spontaneous. “Young men from all over the city have arrived here after watching the video or hearing about it,” a man who joined the protest said.
