Hyderabad, May 1 -- Advisor to State government Mohammed Ali Shabbir accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of inciting communal feelings and hatred among various communities by falsely alleging that the reservation was taken from backward classes and given to Muslims.

Shabbir Ali emphasised that the 4 per cent reservation given to 14 selective groups of Muslims in 2004-05 was based on social, educational, and economic backwardness, not on religious grounds.

Addressing the Congress ' Jana Jathara Sabha' public meeting in Koratla on Wednesday, Shabbir Ali reminded that the reservation for Muslims in the BC-E group was established through legislation passed by the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly and legislative council.

He said that wh...