Hafiz Saeed's son spews venom against India, mentions pre-partition Muslim League

New Delhi: Hafiz Talha Saeed, son of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks (26/11) and founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has played the card of hatred and extremism in Pakistan's elections. Addressing an election rally of the Pakistan Central Muslim League (PMML), Talha Saeed described India as a major threat to Pakistan's existence and called on the Pakistani people to unite against India.

Talha Saeed, declared a terrorist by India under the UAPA in 2022, described his political party PMML as the true successor of the 'original Muslim League' that created Pakistan in 1947.

This is the Muslim League that created Pakistan: Talha Saeed claims

Addressing an election rally, Hafiz Talha Saeed said, "This is the continuation of the same Muslim League that led the Pakistan Tehreek (movement). As days and years pass, you will realise which Muslim League created Pakistan and who ran it. Today, this Pakistan Central Muslim League is going to transform the scattered and disorganised people into a united, vibrant Pakistani nation." He appealed to vote for the candidates of his party PMML in the November 8 elections and told his supporters that voting for this political party is a form of "worship".

Protector of the Muslim Ummah and the Haramain Sharifain

In his poisonous speech, Talha Saeed tried to portray Pakistan as the leader of the entire Muslim world. He claimed that Muslims across the world look up to Pakistan with hope and that Pakistan is the protector of the 'Muslim Ummah' (Muslim world) and the Haramain Sharifain (the two holy places of Mecca and Medina). Talha said that India can take advantage of Pakistan's internal strife and political fragmentation, hence the Pakistani people need to stand united against India.

Who is Hafiz Talha Saeed and what is PMML?

The Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India designated Hafiz Talha Saeed as an individual terrorist under the UAPA in April 2022. He heads the cleric wing of Lashkar-e-Taiba and is involved in planning attacks in India and Afghanistan, raising funds, and inciting youth in the name of jihad. The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League is essentially the new political front for Hafiz Saeed's banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa and LeT. They have previously attempted to contest elections under the name "Milli Muslim League."

The leaders associated with the ecosystem of Lashkar and Hafiz Saeed openly contesting elections in Pakistan and spewing jihadist venom against India once again exposes the double character of Pakistan and the government and political patronage that terrorism gets there.