Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri
Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri | |
|---|---|
| Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mumtaz Ahmed Khan |
| Constituency | Yakutpura |
| Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2004 - 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Asaduddin Owaisi |
| Constituency | Charminar |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
| Parent | Syed Murtaza Pasha Quadri[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri is current MLA from Yakutpura (Assembly constituency),[2] from AIMIM. Quadri was the trusted mentor and close friend of late Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi. Ahmed pasha quadri won from charminar in 2004 and was able to retain it in 2009 and 2014 assembly elections. Quadri is General secretary of AIMIM.
Controversy
In 2013 cases were registered against him for making hate speeches against Mahatma Gandhi.[3]He said "The Nizams built the state assembly building in Hyderabad, but see what has happened. They have installed a statue of Mahatma Gandhi there. Who constructed it and who has been installed there," .He said "We have built all significant structures in India, What have you done?, We constructed Red Fort, Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar, Mecca Masjid and Charminar. What have you constructed in Hindustan?”[4]
References
- ^ "Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri". My Neta. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Case-against-MIM-MLA-Pasha-Quadri/articleshow/18097015.cms
- ^ "Complaint Against MIM MLA for Remarks on Gandhi's Statue". Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "MIM leader in trouble over remarks on Mahatma Gandhi". Retrieved 28 March 2020.