Imam Mohamad Tawhidi, who describes himself as a ' Reformist Imam' and 'Ordained Scholar' on Twitter said that ' Kashmir was never part of Pakistan' and that both ' Pakistan and Kashmir belong to India'.

The Imam said that 'India is older than Islam let alone Pakistan' and that the 'entire region is Hindu land'.

He tweeted, "Kashmir was never part of Pakistan. Kashmir will never be part of Pakistan. Both Pakistan and Kashmir belong to India. Muslims converting from Hinduism to Islam doesn’t change the fact that the entire region is Hindu Land. India is older than Islam let alone Pakistan. Be honest.."

Kashmir was never part of Pakistan. Kashmir will never be part of Pakistan. Both Pakistan and Kashmir belong to India. Muslims converting from Hinduism to Islam doesn’t change the fact that the entire region is Hindu Land. India is older than Islam let alone Pakistan. Be honest.. — Imam Mohamad Tawhidi (@Imamofpeace) August 11, 2019

The tweet garnered a lot of public attention with 22.7 K retweets and 59.5K likes.

Last Tuesday, the Indian Parliament passed a bill to reorganize Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories and a resolution to repeal controversial Article 370 which accorded special status to Kashmir.