In December 2015, protests had broken out in several cities, from north to south, east to west, demanding a death sentence for Kamlesh Tiwari because he had called prophet Muhammad gay.
Addressing a press conference in Rampur after visiting Azam Khan's residence, Akhilesh Yadav assured the party's full support to Azam Khan, who is facing several police cases including those related to alleged land-grabbing.
Firoz Khan, who 'became a groom' to extend support to Azam Khan, had also made sexist remarks against his former colleague Jaya Prada ahead of general elections.
A group of 150 first-year MBBS students studying at Saifai Medical College in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh were forced to tonsure their heads and salute their seniors in the name of ragging.