Owaisis play with fire, govt burns its hands

On November 12, the All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) severed ties with the Congress, accusing it of encouraging Hindutva elements after a row over a temple abutting the Charminar. More than a month later, as the party faces charges of hate speeches and of instigating communal polarisation, there may be a common thread to the tale — a bid by the MIM to expand out of Hyderabad and cultivate a political base in cities and towns across Telangana with Muslim pockets, ahead of the 2014 elections.

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