This day was inevitable. Indian Muslims always lived in La La Land. They bad mouthed real well wishers & slept with the enemy who never considered them as part of them. In Gulf, Indian Muslims were busy with Javed Akhtar & Sonu Nigam. Never interacted with South Asian diaspora

Now when Indian Muslims are thrown to wolves it’s Pakistani & Bangladeshi Muslims with whom they kept distance are the only ones feeling their pain. None of the people who they invited for Eid Milan. Qawali & Mushaira are there for them. Such people invoke wrath upon themselves

Indian Muslims never spoke for Kashmiri Muslims. Distancing from separatist was understandable but we never even bothered to highlight their human rights violation & rapes carried out by forces. We could have sent them humanitarian help we didn’t. Our silence made us complicit.

When Sania Mirza married Shoaib Malik it was something legal. A Muslim married another Muslim. Entire Hindutva media went after her. They launched a witch-hunt for months. No Indian Muslim stood by her. All were silent. Now days come when Muslims are arrested for marrying a Hindu

Indian Muslims particularly the elite downplayed communalism in India by saying it will pass or Hindu majority is good. Fringe are bad. They misguiding others. Muslims were always others. Indians were happy to see Muslims sing & dance & eat their food but never considered as own

Those who troll me for my support to Asad Owaisi & #Aimim. Give me a better alternative under present system and I will take your criticism. If you’ve to fight & survive under the present political system then you have to try & work within the system. Right now he’s our best bet.

It’s easy for people take potshots at Mr Owaisi for his trust in constitution. What he’s saying is truth on paper but not on the ground yet keep in mind he’s battling for Muslims for Triple Talaq & CAA under immense pressure when others you voted 73 years didn’t utter a word.

Some say what difference Mr Asad Owaisi with is 5 or MLA of Aimim going to make & he would not get power. Understand how coalition politics works. Even 2 MLA can make a Govt. More importantly Owaisi has boosted the morale of the Muslims of Gujarat & UP who got a new confidence

And keep in mind others will respect Muslims only when they have ability to win on own. Till some years ago Muslims were not even given ticket from Muslim constituency by congress & others. Aimim won from Aurangabad & broke that wall. Now others forced to give tickets to Muslims

Then there are Sarkari Muslims from north India who demand answer from Owaisi on all topics concerning Muslims. They have voted for Congress, SP, BSP & AAP all their lives & dont even elect AIMIM Sarpanch. They don’t question those they voted all life. But treat Owaisi as Khalu

11 years on Twitter. The world changed in these 11 years

In last 11 year of Twitter. I witnessed Twitter from being a democracy & freedom tool to become a tool of RW hate.

11 years ago Hindutva was bunch of organized trolls with hidden faces. Now they’re with blue tick openly give genocide threats.

11 years ago there was no IMT. There were individual online Muslim activist like @brumbyoz , @OpusOfAli couple of others & myself. Most Muslims were backing seculars hoping they’ll combined defeat the Hindutwa. It never happened. Hindutva went strength to strength. No surprises

11 years ago we were handful of online Muslim activist. I was a freelance journalist I spoke my mind & shared my blogs & articles. I was vocal yet balanced. Not as straightforward as now. Over the years I became more of a harsh critic of not only hindutva but also liberal Hindus

The reason why I focus so much on North India particularly UP & Delhi Muslims is because they are the weak link.
Muslims of ASSAM AUDF
Muslims of Kerala IUML
Muslims of Telangana Aimim
Muslims of Maharashtra also have switched largely Aimim

In UP its SP, BSP & Congress

Mark my words. The day Muslims of UP get their act together to form own political strength & representation, it will change the course of Indian politics. It will not just affect the North Indian politics but the entire country. It’s directly connected to future of Indian Muslims

Muslims of UP account for almost 19% population. SP & BSP rule the Muslims were the trump card needed to form the Govt but they were part of the ruling party. It would’ve been better Instead of that had had UP Muslims won those seats from own party & did a coalition with SP, BSP

When SP & BSP formed Govt in UP with support of Muslim voters. They just kept the local Muslim leaders happy. Some got cabinet post. Others made millions & it did benefit like Jauhar Uni etc but it was always short term fragile gain, Subject to the ruling Govt. As Yogi changed it

SP & BSP used Muslims to get power but never took any concrete measures to empower Muslims. SP promised reservations but never implemented it. Did not hire large number of Muslims in police or PAC. Gave frivolous perks holiday on Shab-e-barat & allowed to wear caps in school