Lucknow: At a time when political parties are leaving no stone unturned to present their case for the upcoming UP elections, in an unusual event, news anchor of Republic Bharat Anamika Pandey took to her Twitter handle and praised AIMIM President and MP Asaduddin Owaisi.

Anamika said Asaduddin Owaisi’s personality was completely different from others. Sharing two pictures with the AIMIM President after speaking to him in UP, she also said that Owaisi had convinced her about himself.  "Qaayal bana liya aap ne apna" she wrote in the tweet.

Anamika also wished AIMIM for UP elections and tagged the party’s official Twitter handle saying “All the best, #Election2022 #UPElection2022” (sic).

Twitter users, however, took the tweet with a tinge of sarcasm, while others lauded Owaisi’s personality calling it to be influential and charismatic.

Here are some of the responses of users to Anamika’s tweet:

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Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday expressed concern over the upcoming release of the second part of 'The Kerala Story', claiming that its first installment was made with the "intent to spread hatred against the state and undermine its secular tradition."

Vijayan, in a statement issued by his office, also questioned how "poisonous works produced to spread division and hatred in society" were allowed to be screened, while a film like 'Beef' was barred from a film festival.

He further said that Sangh Parivar centres had taken over and spread the false narrative conveyed by 'The Kerala Story'.

“They are spreading false propaganda by portraying even marriages conducted with mutual consent as examples of communalism and forced religious conversion,” the CM said.

He contended that such forces view Kerala—with no communal riots and a tradition of mutual respect among communities—with hostility, and termed them “enemies of the state” attempting to destroy the peace and tranquility of the region.

“We must collectively reject attempts to portray Kerala, a land of religious harmony that stands at the forefront of sustainable development and is a model in maintaining law and order, as a center of terrorism,” Vijayan said.

“It is the responsibility of each of us to ensure that Kerala’s secular foundation is not undermined by false propaganda and to reject it by upholding the values of secularism and brotherhood,” he added.

Directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh, the teaser of 'Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond', was released recently.

The first film, 'The Kerala Story', won awards for Best Direction and Best Cinematography at the 71st National Film Awards.