TAP TO UNMUTE Salman Nizami, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) publicity secretary | Photo Credit: Times Now

New Delhi: Just days after the Congress distanced itself from controversial senior leader Mani Shankar Aiyar, it has come to light that the party has fielded Salman Nizami from Jammu and Kashmir to woo Muslim voters in poll-bound Gujarat.

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However, the interesting fact is that Nizami might be a supporter of the Kashmir cause, and his past posts on Twitter clearly indicate his anti-India mindset.

The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) publicity secretary has in the past tweeted several posts, indicating his allegiance to the "Azadi league" who want Kashmir to be independent.

In 2013, he posted a series of tweets which establish his anti-India stance. At this point, one wonders whether the Congress is providing a podium to such anti-India elements.

Congress politician and India baiter Salman Nizami's anti-India twitter tirades #RahulSeparatistBhakt pic.twitter.com/Mo5QuyCAmS — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) December 8, 2017



Speaking on the development, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said: "Salman Nizami must be prosecuted on the basis of the sedition laws of the country."

Nizami, while speaking to Times Now, said he has never spoken against the country, adding that he had filed a complaint about the tweets that were posted. However, the interesting aspect is that Nizami filed a complaint almost two years later.

"I was born as an Indian. I will die as an Indian," he said in reply to most questions asked, but did not offer any clarity on why he filed the complaint years after the tweets had been posted.