Asaduddin Owaisi: Role of Muslim Leaders in Freedom Struggle Unrecognised
Asaduddin Owaisi | Hyderabad, Aug 14 (Maxim News): AIMIM supremo and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said the role of Muslims in India’s struggle for independence was not something that received deserved attention.
Asaduddin Owaisi, who has been tweeting about heroes of the freedom movement from the Muslim community for the past few days, was speaking at “Unwept And Unsung Heroes of Telangana: Their Contribution to India’s Freedom Struggle” at Press Club Basheerbagh here on Thursday.
Owaisi said the first person to be taken to Kala Pani prison in the Andaman and Nicobar islands during the independence struggle was Maulvi Alauddin, the imam of Hyderabad’s Mecca masjid. “Maulvi Alauddin and Turrebaz Khan carried out a rally from Mecca masjid to the British Residency, which was at Koti. The British forces opened fire and injured Maulvi and took him to Kala Pani along with Turrebaz Khan, who managed to escape. Moulvi died in prison after spending 30 years. Khan was later caught in Toopran and was shot dead.
Asaduddin Owaisi: Role of Muslim Leaders in Freedom Struggle
Even the first journalist who was martyred for India’s independence was Mohammad Moulvi Bakar, said the AIMIM chief, who further recalled several other names during his speech. It has industrialist Sabah Sadiq, who helped Mahatma Gandhi in the non-cooperation movement by shutting down businesses, the Hyderabad MP Owaisi added.
“Sheikh ul Hind Mahmud ul Hasan was arrested from Mecca Masjid and was held in Malta prison for three years. While the Queen of Jhansi is remembered for her fight, it was Khuda Baksh, the in-charge of her army, who was martyred while serving her.
A woman who was always with the Queen of Jhansi, Manjar, was a Muslim. She was martyred during the Battle of Kota. There was also Bhatthiya Ansari, who used to cook food for Mahatma Gandhi, and when he was asked to poison his food, he refused to do so, and moreover. However, you all know that it was Godse who killed Gandhi in the end, he said.
“Be it the Battle of Buxar in 1764, the Rilla wars and other numerous ones apart from the brave sacrifice of Tipu Sultan and Siraj-ud-Daulah, history speaks volumes about their struggle. However, we only consider the last stages of struggle from the 1920s. We should respect the sacrifice of Muslim leaders and remember their sacrifice in the fight against the British,” said the AIMIM chief. (Maxim News)
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