Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s tweet targeting former U.S. President Barack Obama not only made international headlines but also drew sharp rebuke from Opposition parties, with some of them calling it Islamophobia.
Reacting to a tweet by a journalist wondering if the Assam Police would seek to arrest Mr. Obama over his remarks on the rights of minorities in India, Mr. Sarma had said on Friday that there were many “Hussain Obama in India” and his priority would be to deal with them. His tweet said, “There are many Hussain Obama in India itself. We should prioritize taking care of them before considering going to Washington. The Assam police will act according to our own priorities.”
All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge Jitender Singh asked if the Assam CM deliberately wanted to “undermine” Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who, during a press conference at the White House, had stated that that no one was discriminated in India on the basis on caste, creed or beliefs.
