Karnataka BJP leader says good Muslims support BJP, killer Muslims support Congress

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister in the Jagadish Shettar led BJP government in Karnataka KS Eshwarappa has made a controversial statement which has gone viral.

Reacting to accusations of political understanding between the BJP and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi Eeshwarappa said, “The Muslims who are with the Bharatiya Janata Party are not killers but the Muslims associated with Congress are killers.”

Speaking to reporters in Tumakuru on Tuesday, he said that Muslims who have killed 22 RSS and BJP activists are with the Congress and those who are good Muslims are with the BJP.