All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM or MIM) (English meaning: All India Council of the Union of Muslims), (Urdu: کل ہند مجلس اتحاد المسلمين, Kũl Hind Majlis-e-Ittehād-ul Muslimīn) is a Muslim political party in India. It has retained Hyderabad Lok Sabha parliament seat in 2009 election. The seat has been held by the AIMIM since 1984. In 2004 Lok Sabha elections AIMIM received 132,807 vo
tes (74.6%) in the Charminar area (one of seven assembly constituencies in the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency). 1984–2004 the MP of AIMIM was party president Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, but ahead of the 2004 elections Owaisi stepped down in favour of his son Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi. In the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections of 2009 AIMIM had fielded eight candidates, out of whom seven got elected. In the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections of 2004 AIMIM had fielded seven candidates, out of whom four got elected. In the Hyderabad Municipality election of 2009 AIMIM won 43 seats (out of 150) in the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad.[1] In 2012, the party won 10 seats (out of 81) in the Nanded Municipal Corporation elections . Qasim Rizvi was released from jail in 1957 on the condition that he migrate to Pakistan within 48 hours. Before leaving, he wanted to handover the leadership of MIM to someone, but the MIM had ceased to exist; its headquarters taken over by the Indian government and no one wanted to take the responsibility as people were scared to associate themselves with the party after the brutal police action (operation polo) and integration of Hyderabad with the Indian union. As no one was willing to take responsibility, Qasim Rizvi called Abdul Wahid Owaisi, who was one of the founding members of MIM and a very successful lawer but had ideological differences with Rizvi, in the middle of the night and told him "even though I had differences with you, I saw truth in you" and pointing to the people in the meeting, said "these people used to bow their heads in front of me but today no one wants to take this burden and that is why I have asked you to come here". Abdul Wahid Owaisi, after performing two Rakats of prayer, accepted the responsibility and Razvi gave the presidency of MIM in writing to Owaisi and left never to come back. Abdul Wahid Owaisi, who was a very learned lawyer then framed the new constitution of MIM as per Indian law and renamed it as All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen. Abdul Wahid Owaisi had to face many hardships and was initially kept in solitary confinement in prison for 11 months without any charge. He was later invited to Delhi and offered central ministership post by Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, but he refused and continued in his mission to serve the people of Hyderabad and secured the Headquarters of MIM after a legal battle of 12 years from the Indian Government. During the last days of Abdul Wahed Owaisi 1974–75, his son Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi took complete command of AIMIM and is thus referred to as Salar E Millat (The Commander of the Community) or simply Salar.[7][8] In 1960, during Salahuddin leadership AIMIM made its full-fledged entry in politics by conquering the Mallepally seat of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation by defeating M. Hashim of Indian National Congress. In 1962, Salahuddin began his innings in the AP legislature by winning the Patharghatti seat when he contested as an Independent candidate and defeated candidate Masooma Begum, by a huge margin. When elections were held after formation of the Charminar constituency in 1967, Salahuddin defeated the Jan Sangh candidate, C.L. Megh Raj. In 1972, he shifted to Yakutpura constituency. Later in the next election of 1978, he ag*in contested from Charminar and won ag*inst Abdul Husain of Janata Party. AIMIM was successful in safeguarding their constituencies even when the Telugu Desam stormed to power in 1983. In 1984 AIMIM emerged victorious in the Hyderabad Lok Sabha Seat and sent its candidate Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi to parliament and he represented Hyderabad till 2004, Since then Salahuddin's elder son Asaduddin Owaisi represents the Parliament seat of Hyderabad.[9][10][11]
In 2007, elected and serving members of the party made threats ag*inst Tasleema Nasreen,[12] pledging that the fatwa ag*inst her and Salman Rushdie were to be abided by.[13] While she was in Hyderabad releasing Telugu translations of her work, she was attacked by party members, 3 of whom were then charged and arrested. When Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi died on 29 September 2008, He left behind a strong and capable party which enjoys great popularity among the people of Hyderabad. His eldest son Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi is the President of AIMIM and since then he is leading the party centrally and is the Party's Parliament Member from Hyderabad. Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi (February 14, 1931 – September 29, 2008) was an Indian politician from the city of Hyderabad. He served as the Member of Parliament from Hyderabad for six consecutive terms until stepping down in 2004 in favour of his elder son Asaduddin Owaisi. Akbaruddin Owaisi the second son of Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi is a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Chandrayangutta Assembly constituency.[3] His father, Abdul Wahed Owaisi was the president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen till his death. In 1976, Salahuddin Owaisi took over the presidency of the Majlis after his father's death. Salahuddin Owaisi, also known as “Salar-e-Millat”, repeatedly alleged in his speeches that the Indian state had “abandoned” the Muslims to their fate. Therefore, “Muslims should stand on their own feet, rather than look to the State for help'’, he argued. Owaisi was considered to be the strongest person in Hyderabad politics as his power extended till the borders of Andhra Pradesh. Muslims in the State rallied behind him and he was considered to be the man who could tilt the Muslim vote bank in Andhra pradesh to whichever Party he felt like supporting. He was considered to be the most prominent Muslim Leader in Hyderabad. Asaduddin Owaisi (May 13, 1969 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) is an Indian politician and President of the party, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Since 2008. He is a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Hyderabad constituency in Lok Sabha Lower House of the Indian Parliament. Early life
Asaduddin Owaisi was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, his father Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament from Hyderabad, for six consecutive terms. Assad is an Hyderabad Public School alumni and subsequently did his Intermediate from St. Mary's Junior Collage, Hyderabad. He graduated in "Bachelor of Arts" from Nizam Collage, Osmania University. For higher studies he left for London where he studied L.L.B, and Barrister-at-Law (Lincolns Inn), England.[1] He is often referred as Naqeeb-e-Millat (Leader of the community) by his supporters. He has two younger brothers, Akbaruddin Owaisi and Burhanuddin Owaisi. Akbar is the member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Chandrayangutta Assembly constituency while Burhanuddin is the editor of the local Urdu daily "Etemad". On Radicalization of Muslim Youth
Owaisi made the Parliament aware that in his view "if proper rehabilitation does not take place, you be ready for a third wave of radicalization among Muslim youth", while participating in a discussion on August 8, 2012 on the 2012 Assam violence
Surrender relating to a 2005 case
On 20 January 2013, Asaduddin Owaisi surrendered before the Sangareddy court in Medak district and was remanded to judicial custody for 14 days. Asaduddin was later shifted to Sangareddy jail. The case dates back to March 16, 2005, when Asaduddin and Akbaruddin, along with other MIM activists, allegedly entered into heated arguments with then Medak Collector A K Singhal and brutally manhandled him in the wake of demolition of a Masjid at Muttangi village near Patancheru in Medak district as part of widening of Hyderabad-Mumbai National Highway. Owaisi brothers had allegedly abused the Collector and local police inspector because they did not had the approval of Wakf. Akbaruddin Owaisi (born 14 June 1970) . He belongs to All India Majlis-e Ittihad al-Muslimin and is its floor leader in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[1] Akbaruddin is a member of the Owaisi family, being the son of Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi and the younger brother of Asaduddin Owaisi. Owaisi is known for making provocative and inflammatory speeches. In 2007, he threatened to carry out the fatwa to kill Salman Rushdie and behead Taslima Nasreen if they ever visited Hyderabad. In 2011, he said that he would have killed P V Narasimha Rao with his own hands had he not died. In 2012, Owaisi made several hate speeches disparaging Hindus and Hindu beliefs, in one of which he said that the 250 million Muslims of India needed only fifteen minutes without police to show the one billion Hindus of India who is more powerful. He was arrested on on 8 January 2013, and was housed in the Adilabad district jail for 40 days before being released on bail on 16 February 2013. The court approved bail for Akbaruddin Owaisi on health grounds on 15 February 2013. He is under trial and is accused of sedition, criminal conspiracy, spreading communal hatred, waging war ag*inst India and some other charges.
