Hyderabad : In a provocative move, a delegation from the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) met Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) on Wednesday, April 16, submitting a memorandum that leveled serious but unsubstantiated accusations against Muslim groups, the Owaisi family, and leaders of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), linking them to communal disturbances over the Waqf Board (Amendment) Act.
The VHP delegation — comprising its national spokesperson Dr. Ravinutala Shashidhar, Telangana state vice president Dr. Sunitha Reddy, and national Math Mandir Vibhag Sanyojak M. Ramaraju — claimed that extremist Muslim organizations were using protests against the Waqf Act as a smokescreen to plot against Hindus.
Without citing any evidence, the VHP alleged the presence of “suspicious persons” in madrasas and mosques and demanded police action against such institutions. The memorandum controversially called for banning all protest events by Muslim organizations and labeled them “extremist,” again without substantiation.
The VHP went further, accusing the Owaisi family and AIMIM leaders of looting waqf properties worth lakhs of crores and attempting to incite communal unrest in Hyderabad. The memorandum also raised concerns about alleged activities of Bangladeshi and Rohingya Muslims in Telangana, portraying them as threats to state security, and referred vaguely to claims of ISIS flags being raised in Hyderabad — again, without any concrete proof.
Speaking to the media post-meeting, Dr. Shashidhar echoed the memorandum’s tone, accusing the AIMIM and the Owaisi family of playing divisive politics and being a danger to Telangana’s peace.
Rights activists and observers have condemned the VHP’s claims as inflammatory, urging authorities to act based on facts rather than politicized narratives.
