PM Khan's 'unlike in India' message on Quaid's birthday causes a stir

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that Naya Pakistan was visioned as Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s Pakistan and that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government will do its best to make the founder’s dreams come true.

In a couple of tweets posted on occasion of Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s 142^nd birthday, Khan said that Quaid envisaged Pakistan as a democratic, just and compassionate nation and that ‘most importantly he wanted our minorities to be equal citizens.’

https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1077477942937223169

He added that Quaid aimed for a separate homeland for Muslims because he believed Muslims would not enjoy full freedom in Hindu majority India. Khan continued that Naya Pakistan’s aim was to treat minorities equally…

‘Unlike what is happening in India’

https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1077478982478639104

People believe dragging India into the tweet was unnecessary

https://twitter.com/Chiltan/status/1077500157321723905

Some are clearly not happy

https://twitter.com/Khan273/status/1077494529261998080

And it is obvious that Indians are not impressed

https://twitter.com/sadhavi/status/1077498017245249538

https://twitter.com/mdsabahatali3/status/1077503932983721984

https://twitter.com/Azam_Mirza/status/1077505197591556101

Naya India?

https://twitter.com/_Faysal/status/1077483676437487616

There is no doubt that Khan meant well for Pakistan in the couple of tweets but what overextended a bit and went off topic.

Today is a day to celebrate Muhammad Ali Jinnah and we should just stick to it rather than pointing fingers at others.

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