New Delhi, January 29: Hitting back at Union Minister AnantKumar Hegde for his ‘Hindu Girl’ remark, political commentator Tehseen Poonawalla on Monday tweeted a photo of himself hugging his wife and dared the BJP leader to do what he wants. In his tweet, Poonawalla asked Hegde to do what he can in his capacity. On Sunday, while addressing a rally in Karnakata’s Kodagu district, Hegde sparked a controversy by saying that the hands which 'touch' Hindu girls, should be 'chopped off'.

Poonawalla, who is married to Robert Vadra's cousin Monica Vadera, took to social media platform Twitter and posted a picture with his wife and “dared” Hegde to do whatever he could. “Good afternoon @AnantkumarH. See my hands are touching my Hindu life ..Now do what u can !! It's a dare sir!!”, he tweeted. Twitter War Between Anantkumar Hegde And Dinesh Gundu Rao Over 'Don't Touch Hindu Women' Tweet.

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The war of words began when Hegde hit out at Karnataka Congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao by dragging his Muslim wife, Tabassum into a Twitter spat. When Rao reacted to his remarks, Hegde, who is known for his incendiary remarks, referred to him "as a guy who ran behind a Muslim lady" referring to his wife Tabassum Rao, who is a Muslim.

According to reports, Rao took a serious exception to this and said it was deplorable that such people had become Ministers and MPs. “What are your achievements after becoming a Union Minister or MP? What are your contributions for Karnataka’s development?” he asked. However Rao’s wife Tabassum, in her Facebook post said she has been born as a Muslim but is a proud Indian first.

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"Yes, I was born a Muslim, but we are proud Indians first. The Constitution of India which is built on the foundation of secularism guarantees every individual 'Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship”, she wrote in her post. "I have never made any personal remarks against any BJP leader and I strongly resent them using me as a pawn in their cheap politics. Such misogynistic and provocative remarks are highly unbecoming of a Union minister", she added in her post.

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