Waris Pathan is an Indian Politician (affiliated with the AIMIM Party), and a High Court lawyer. He has served as MLA in Byculla, Mumbai from 2014 to 19.
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Waris Pathan was born on Tuesday, 29 November 1966 (age 53 years; as in 2019) in Nagpada, Mumbai and raised in Bandra. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He graduated in B.com from Mumbai University in 1988, and later, completed LLB from KC College of Law, in 1991. After obtaining his LLB degree, he started practicing Law in the same year.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 2″
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Family and Caste
Waris Pathan was born in a Muslim family.
Parents & Siblings
Waris Pathan is the son of retired session court judge Yusuf Pathan.
Wife & Children
Waris Pathan’s wife Gazala Pathan is a housewife.
Picture of Waris Pathan with his wife in 2013
He has two children; a daughter & a son. His daughter’s name is unknown.
Photo 2013 Waris Pathan with his daughter
His son, Arbaz Pathan is an advocate.
Picture of Waris Pathan with his son Arbaz Pathan after casting his vote under Mumbai South Parliamentary Constituency, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Career
Legal Careers
Waris Pathan started his legal practice in 1991. He is a criminal defense lawyer. Waris later became the first lawyer to bail out a TADA accused (Abdul Hamid Birya, accused in the 93 Mumbai blasts) on interim bail on medical grounds. He was also Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s first lawyer for his hit and run case (2002).
Political career
Waris Pathan joined the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party in 2014, just days before the Maharashtra Assembly elections. With only 12 days of campaigning, he managed to defeat Madhu Chavan, then Congress MLA from Byculla, Mumbai. He served as the MLA of Byculla from 2014 to 2019. He again contested the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly election, which he lost to Shiv Sena candidate Yamini Yashwant. On January 2, 2020, Waris was appointed as the national spokesperson of the AIMIM party by AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi.
Controversy
- On 15 March 2016, things got heated in the Maharashtra Assembly during the budget session when Waris Pathan said, he will not chant “Bharat Mata ki Jai” at any cost. Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly unanimously proposed that Waris Pathan be suspended from the assembly; leading the speaker to hang it up. Fighting his suspension, Pathan later said:
I love my country. I was born here and I will die here. I cannot dream of insulting my country. Don’t judge someone’s love for a country by just one slogan. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat, Jai Maharashtra.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bKY4s1shBQ
- In 2017, Waris Pathan was widely criticized by several Indian Muslim groups as well as members of his party AIMIM for chanting ‘Ganpati Bappa Maurya’ during a Ganpati program in his constituency Byculla, Mumbai. He addressed the devotees present on the occasion and said that “he prays that Lord Ganesha may remove all obstacles from their path and shower them with happiness & prosperity.” This action invited criticism from Islamic scholars who reportedly considered shouting Un-Islamic for a Muslim, therefore, after this; he released an apology video.
- On 19 February 2020, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan made a controversial statement while addressing an Anti-CAA rally in Kalaburagi in Karnataka. He said,
Now is the time for us to unite and achieve freedom. Remember, we are 15 crore but can control over 100 crore,”
By this statement, he reportedly meant that 15 crore Indian Muslims could dominate 100 crore Indian Hindus. An FIR was registered against Waris Pathan by the Kalaburagi Police, under sections 117 (abetment of public offences), 153 (provocation with intent to create riot), and 153A (promoting enmity between different groups) of the Indian Penal Code. He had to face public anger, following his allegedly anti-national speech. He later retracted his statement saying that his statement had been misinterpreted by the public. He went on to explain that “100” in his statement meant 100 people involved in anti-Islamic politics.
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