Hyderabad, June 10 -- Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh alleged that the Hyderabad police registered FIRs against him out of fear of certain people.

The former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader's remarks came days after the Mehdipatnam Police filed an FIR based on a complaint by BRS leader and HYC founder Salman Khan, referring to an interview clip featuring Raja Singh reportedly making objectionable comments about Muslim women.

"Kabhi koi Pakistan se mera sala phone kar deta hai kabhi Saudi se kabhi Dubai se. Mujhe pyaar karne wale bohoth hai, har musalman chahta hai ke hum Raja Singh ko apni behen de de aur apna jija bana le."

(I get plenty of calls from my brothers-in-law in Pakistan, Dubai and Saudi. There are a lot of people who love ...