AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday said there was nothing "anti-national" about the 'I love Prophet Muhammad' posters that have been termed provocative by authorities in Uttar Pradesh and that no one should have a problem if a slogan promotes "love".
Asked by a reporter about the 'I love Mahadev' counter campaign launched by some Hindus in response to the controversy over 'I love Muhammad' posters, Owaisi said there was nothing wrong with it either.
He then went on to question the name of the reporter who posed this question. When the reporter responded, saying that his name is Ishmit, Owaisi quickly responded, saying: "I will say I love Ishmit. What is anti-national in this? How does it promote violence? If the word is ‘love’, then why should anyone have a problem? This means that