Waris Pathan is an Indian politician (affiliated with the AIMIM party) and a High Court lawyer. He served as an MP from Byculla, Mumbai from 2014 to 2019.
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Waris Pathan was born in Nagpada, Mumbai on Tuesday, November 29, 1966 (53 years old in 2019) and grew up in Bandra. His star sign is Sagittarius. He graduated from the University of Mumbai with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1988 and subsequently obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from KC Law College in 1991. After obtaining his Bachelor of Laws, he started practicing law in the same year.
appearance
Height (approximate): 6′ 2″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family and caste
Waris Pathan was born into a Muslim family.
Parents and siblings
Waris Pathan is the son of retired circuit judge Yusuf Pathan.
Wife and children
Waris Pathan’s wife Gazala Pathan is a housewife.
Waris Pathan and his wife in 2013
He has two children: a daughter and a son. His daughter’s name is unknown.
Waris Pathan and his daughter in 2013
His son Arbaz Pathan is a lawyer.
This is a picture of Waris Pathan and his son Arbaz Pathan after voting in the South Mumbai assembly constituency in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Profession
Legal Profession
Waris Pathan started practicing law in 1991. He is a criminal defence lawyer. Waris later became the first lawyer to grant interim bail to a TADA accused (Abdul Hamid Birya, accused in the 93 Mumbai blasts case) on medical grounds. He was also the first lawyer in the hit and run case of Bollywood actor Salman Khan (2002).
Political career
In 2014, just days before the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections, Waris Pathan joined the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party. In just 12 days of campaigning, he managed to defeat Madhu Chavan, the then Congress MP from Byculla, Mumbai. He served as the MP from Byculla from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, he again contested the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections but lost to Shiv Sena candidate Yamini Yashwant. On January 2, 2020, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi appointed Waris as the national spokesperson of AIMIM.
dispute
- Tensions in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (MLA) grew tense on March 15, 2016, during the Budget Session when Waris Pathan said that he would not chant “Bharat Mata ki Jai” under any circumstances. The MLA members unanimously proposed to suspend Waris Pathan from the assembly seat, leading to the Speaker suspending him. Pathan later objected to the suspension of his seat, saying:
I love my country. I was born here and I will die here. I will never insult my country. Don’t judge anyone’s love for their country by just one slogan. India go, India go, Maharashtra go.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bKY4s1shBQ
- In 2017, Waris Pathan was strongly criticized by several Muslim groups in India and members of his political party AIMIM for chanting “Ganpati Bappa Maurya” at a Ganesha event in Mumbai’s Byculla constituency. He addressed the devotees present and said that “he prayed that Ganesha would remove all obstacles from their path and bring them happiness and prosperity.” This move drew criticism from Muslim clerics who reportedly considered the chant un-Islamic for Muslims, and he subsequently released an apology video.
- On February 19, 2020, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan made a controversial statement at an anti-CAA rally in Kalaburagi, Karnataka. He said,
It is time for us to unite and achieve freedom. Remember, we have only 150 million rupees but can rule over 100 million rupees.”
Reportedly, he made this statement to the effect that 150 million Indian Muslims can rule over 1 billion Hindus. The Kalaburagi police has filed a case against Waris Pathan under Sections 117 (abetment of public offence), 153 (intention to provoke riot) and 153A (promoting enmity between different groups) of the Indian Penal Code. He had to face public wrath for making the so-called anti-national remarks. He later retracted his statement saying that his remarks were misunderstood by people. He further explained that the ‘100’ in the statement refers to 100 people who were involved in anti-Muslim politics.
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