UP CM Yogi Vs Akhilesh Yadav over Jinnah remarks | BKB (1 Nov 2021)

The BJP, however, has slammed the SP President for saying that Jinnah was a hero of India's freedom movement.

In a tweet where he tagged a video clip of Akhilesh Yadav's speech, Singh wrote: "On the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel, why is Akhilesh Yadav praising Jinnah?"

BJP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi said: "Mulayam Singh will also hold his head high after hearing this from Akhilesh Yadav, who has studied in Australia. The country considers Muhammad Ali Jinnah as the villain of the partition. Calling Jinnah the hero of freedom is the politics of Muslim appeasement."