Hyderabad, April 27 -- All India Majlis e Ittehad Ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi at a public speech during his election campaign in Hyderabad hit back at Union minister Anurag Thakur over his remarks during his visit to the city, stating that the former was related to Aurangzeb.

"That person, who had called for the shooting down of the country's traitor, referring to his "desh ke gaddaron ko." hate slogan targeting Muslims in Delhi, called me Aurangzeb. What is my connection to Aurangzeb and Babar? What is my connection to these emperors of the past? Are you not from the Aryan race? Agar muh kholunga naa toh chatta batta dheela kar dunga (If I open my mouth, I will leave you dumbfounded)," said Asaduddin Owaisi.

Further, he...