LUCKNOW: Former minister and senior SP leader Azam Khan on Saturday called upon Muslims to unite or they would be reduced to the status of refugee Rohingyas in their own country. "We will go by history that is factual and not by what the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) wants us to believe as history," Azam said, adding that everybody must unite to take on "fascist" forces. "Sab ek ho jao... kaheen aane wala kal tumhare liye Rohingya Musalmano jaisa na ho (we all must unite before we are reduced to the status of Rohingya Muslims)," Azam said.Referring to the claim of the Aditya Nath Yogi-led BJP government in UP that not a single riot had taken place under the present regime, Azam said he was not surprised. "Pledging his loyalties towards Akhilesh Yadav, Azam—he is a founder member of SP—said if he had begun his journey in the party with Mulayam, he would end it beside Akhilesh. "Now that my son is by your side, let me assure you that this association will continue for generations to come," Azam said, referring to his son Abdullah, an SP MLA.When the family feud within the Yadav clan was at its peak, Azam had maintained equal distance from both Mulayam and Akhilesh and even tried broker a truce between the two, but in vain.

Source: Times of India September 23, 2017 20:11 UTC