See Rohingyas as refugees: Owaisi

He also cited the case of Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, who has taken shelter in India for over a decade now following threats from Islamic fundamentalists in her country. Attacking the NDA government over its stance on Rohingyas, who are fleeing Myanmar’s violence-hit Rakhine state, he said, “Is it humane that you want to send back those who have lost everything? This is wrong.” If Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen can take shelter in India, why not the Rohingya Muslims? He asked. “When Taslima Nasreen became your sister, can’t Rohingya become your brother, Mr Modi,” Owaisi, the MP from Hyderabad, said. 

The BJP government should not see the Rohingyas as Muslims but as refugees, he maintained. “We want to tell the BJP government, don’t look at them as Muslims. They are refugees,” he said.