Twitter Reacts to BJP MLA SP Maurya’s Jinnah ‘Mahapurush’ Remark

Maurya’s comment came after BJP MP Satish Gautam questioned why Jinnah’s photograph was displayed in AMU.

A day after BJP MP Satish Gautam demanded to know why a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah was displayed at the Aligarh Muslim University, BJP leader Swami Prasad Maurya said on 2 May that Jinnah’s contribution towards the development of the nation can’t be ignored.

Referring to Jinnah as a "mahapurush" (great man), Maurya said that he had worked for the betterment of India before partition.

Jin maha-purushon ke yogdaan is rashtra ke nirmaan mein raha hai, yadi unn par koi ungli uthaata hai to ye ghatia baat hai. Desh ke batwaare se pehle Jinnah ka yogdaan bhi iss desh mein tha. (No one should raise fingers at the ‘great men’ who have worked towards the betterment of the nation. Doing so is a horrible thing to do. Jinnah has contributed towards the development of India before partition.)

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Twitter Reacts to Maurya’s Comments

Maurya’s comments were met with criticism on social media.

Jinnah divide Hindostan, so he is not Mahapurush for Indian people.SPs thinking out of brain.Jinnah ki baje se hi Bharat ka batwara hua aur lakhon logon ka katleaam hua uski soch se.Pak ka Baap, aur India ka shaap hai Jinnah. Hw u r sentence justified?

— Shrikant Chavan (@cshrika) May 1, 2018

No Indian would tolerate a man's portrait who divided country for his political aspirations. But traitors at Aligarh Muslim University have not only proudly installed it but also defending it! Make #जिन्ना_मुक्त_AMU now!

— Amit Srivastava (@AmiSri) May 2, 2018

Some questioned the logic behind displaying Jinnah’s photograph in an educational institution.

Jinnah was responsible for genocide of Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan.
How a mass murder photo will hang in our education institution.@satishgautam72#जिन्ना_मुक्त_AMU

— ज्ञानेन्द्र गिरि (@iGyanendraGiri) May 2, 2018

Why do we need Jinna’s pic in our educational institutions? #जिन्ना_मुक्त_AMU

— Punit Agarwal 🇮🇳 (@Punitspeaks) May 2, 2018

Why there is Jinnah Pic in AMU at first place?@satishgautam72#जिन्ना_मुक्त_AMU

— ज्ञानेन्द्र गिरि (@iGyanendraGiri) May 2, 2018

Worst thing is that we need to trend #जिन्ना_मुक्त_AMU , this is something which every Indian should have accepted wholeheartedly.
But still I saw few traitors last night on TV who were arguing why जिन्ना shouldn’t be removed from AMU. https://t.co/TmXI7Z3pAs

— Neetu Garg (@NeetuGarg6) May 2, 2018

(With inputs from ANI and PTI.)

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