1) In 1920s in an erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad, a communal organization called Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen was found with the tacit approval and backing of the Nizam himself.
2) Its stated aim was that of the upliftment of Muslims. But By 1940s organization made it abundantly clear that its real aim was to create a totalitarian Islamic state in Hyderabad and to reduce Hindu majority by their mass scale conversion to Islam.
3) 3) Around 1947 when Princely states were being integrated into India, Fanatic leader of organization - Qasim Razvi organized a brigade of militant volunteers - known as "Razakars" to further this dream of Islamic sharia state and to resist union with India.
4) Razakars unleashed horrible atrocities on the Hindus of Hyderabad which is well known. So confident those unruly Razakars were that they even harassed Hindus of neighboring territories of Madras and Bombay province and on occassions even killed soldiers of Indian army.
5) Qasim Razvi even went to Delhi and warned Sardar Patel that if India will dare to annex Hyderabad state they will find bones and ashes of one and half crores of Hindus living in Hyderabad state!
That dialogue has nicely been reenacted in movie Sardar.
6) On the side note while Razakar atrocities is well known, little known fact is that Communists also unleashed horrible atrocities on populace with different goals in mind. Later on they joined with Nizam against Indian state which was common enemy for both.
7) Anyway coming back, by end of 1948 situation was becoming alarming. Combined menace of Razakars and communists of Hyderabad was threatening to cut South India from rest of India. As Sardar Patel said it was an ulcer in the belly of India that needs to be taken care of.
8) In September 1948 Indian army launched Operation Polo and annexed Hyderabad state once and for all.
Last remaining vestige of Mughals was finally eradicated one and for all from the Deccan.
9) So what happened to Razakars and Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen?
Any other country would have made sure to thoroughly wipe out this cancer from its roots least it create a problem for the future...But India...India wasn't any country of the world!
Nehru's female friend Padmaja Naidu (d/o Sarojini Naidu) for instance hurled petty accusation against Sardar Patel and advocated to Nehru that Razakars including those facing charges for murdering Hindus should be pardoned to maintain communal harmony!
Sardar had to ask her not to interfere with the course of justice and sarcastically reminded her that only one sixth of the Razakars involved in atrocities against Hindus were being tried thanks to the lenient attitude of the Indian government!
11) But to the misfortune of India Sardar passed away in 1950.
Qasim Rizvi was eventually released from the jail in 1957 on a condition that he would leave India in 24 hours. But that wasn't the end Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen.
Before leaving, Rizvi passed the leadership of Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen to a lawyer named Abdul Waheb Owaisi - a former (Razakar)"volunteer" of the same organization.
Abdul Waheb Owaisi himself was thrown into jail for 11 months by Sardar Patel.
13) Abdul Waheb Owaisi however was smart enough to take advantage of secular rhetoric of Nehruvians. He dressed Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen in a burkha of secularism and relaunched it as a new organization.
14) This new organization was All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen - AIMIM! It is currently being led by Owaisi brothers - grand sons of same Razakar Abdul Waheb Owaisi.
15) AIMIM claims to adhere to the secular and nationalistic ethos of India. But it harbingers and espouses same original ambitions with which MIM was established and worked in early part of 19th century.
16) When Owaisi Brother boasted about capability of killing all Hindus if only given 15 minutes of open hand, one could clearly see reflection of Qasim Razvi's threat to Sardar Patel.
17) But thanks to the stupidity that is called Nehruvian secularism they can openly do that. Infact such great is the distortion that they can even claim Razakar Abdul Owaisi imprisonment as a "Sacrifice"
18) AIMIM is a jihadi organization. Every member and voter of it is a Razakar. But courtesy to "Secularism" they are sitting in parliament.
Lets Atleast make sure to always address Owaisis as Razakar Owaisi so that they know that we haven't forgotten the past!
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