Hyderabad, May 5 -- All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday took a swipe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying that she exploited the Muslim community in the state as a vote bank.

"This image of Mamata Banerjee outside of West Bengal that she is liberal and secular is wrong. She has exploited the Muslims as a vote bank, not treated them as citizens. Huge corruption happened under her administration. SIR is also a factor, but had TMC treated Muslims as citizens and not mere vote bank, then there would have been more development," Owaisi said while addressing a press conference here.

He further extended gratitude to the West Bengal voters for showcasing support to the AIMIM mem...