Several Hindu activists raised their voices against the post after which the police took cognisance of the event and arrested Abu Talha under section 505 (promoting enmity, hatred) of the Income Tax Act and section 67 of the Information Technology Act.
"The boycott and linking it to the respect of a tribal woman (President Murmu) is completely unfair," the BSP chief said. Mayawati has, however, said she will not attend the ceremony due to pre-scheduled engagements.
The crime empire of mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari has crumbled in the last few years but there was a time when he was one of the most dreaded names in the world of crime in Uttar Pradesh