Farhan Azmi and Ayesha Takia Azmi Farhan Azmi and Ayesha Takia Azmi

Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi is now facing flak from his daughter-in-law and son for his remarks that women who have sex outside marriage should be hanged.

Ayesha Takia Azmi, a Bollywood actor, who is married to Azmi's son Farhan, said on Twitter that she and her husband were "deeply embarrassed" and "ashamed" on his father-in-law's remarks.

"if wot im reading about my father in laws statements r true then me and Farhan are deeply embarrassed n ashamed... We surely do nottt share this mindset...its disrespectful to women.if these statements r true then its sad," Ayesha tweeted. Women having sex should be hanged, says Abu Azmi



Azmi's remarks also did not find favour with his son and SP's Lok Sabha candidate from Mumbai North Central constituency Farhan Azmi, who disagreed with his father and advocated death penalty for rapists.

These were his messages on Twitter: "Guys as far as I am concerned I have made myself more than clear. hang a rapist a 100 times & give me the duty to do so. I will do it for free. Spoke 2 my father about his comments. In my opinion on the topic of RAPE only 1 statement must b given without any explanation-hang da rapist. My seniors including my father share the same opinion but when they start explaining themselves, they fall in the trap of the Journalists. Objectionable!! Condemnable!! Embarrassed!!"



Azmi, the former Rajya Sabha member and sitting MLA, kicked up a storm after he told Mid-Day this: "Rape is punishable by hanging in Islam. But here, nothing happens to women, only to men. Even the woman is guilty."

He was reacting to Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav comment that boys commit mistakes, but should not hang for rape.

Agreeing with his party's supremo, Azmi said, "...Any woman if, whether married or unmarried, goes along with a man, with or without her consent, should be hanged. Both should be hanged."

Replying to a question on Yadav's remark, the former Rajya Sabha member and sitting MLA told Mid-Day: "Rape is punishable by hanging in Islam. But here, nothing happens to women, only to men. Even the woman is guilty."

"In India, if you have sex with a person with consent, it's fine. But if that same person complains, it's a problem. Nowadays, we see a lot of such cases. Girls complain when someone touches them, and even when someone doesn't touch them. It becomes a problem then, and the man's honour is ruined in this. If rape happens with or without consent, it should be punished as prescribed in Islam," Azmi added.

National Commission for Women issued a notice to the state SP chief for his insensitive remarks.