Owaisi had expressed displeasure and also seemed to have instigated his supporters when the court-ordered videography of disputed structure at Gyanvapi complex was carried out earlier this year.
Local Muslim residents in constituencies where Owaisi has fielded AIMIM candidates for upcoming Gujarat state Assembly elections, protest against him by waving black flags, chanting Modi's name.
Interestingly, Owaisi’s own party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) does not have a single woman in a top leadership position, with or without Hijab.