Hussain faced flak from the Hindu community, civil society and other politicians for the tweet. (Representational)A Pakistani lawmaker from Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ruling party was forced to apologise and delete a tweet deemed disrespectful to the minority Hindu community after it led to widespread condemnation and calls for action against him. Lal Malhi, another party leader from the Hindu community in Umerkot in Sindh, also criticised Hussain and asked Prime Minister Khan to take notice of his illogical act. Hussain later deleted his tweet and tweeted an apology to the Hindu community. “I know the sentiments of the Hindu community were hurt,” Hussain said.

Source: Indian Express February 25, 2021 09:00 UTC