India, April 22 -- Asaduddin Owaisi, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, stating that he should ask Saudi Arabia's crown prince if Medina is built on Waqf land or not.

The AIMIM president said, "Someone from the BJP said in the Parliament that this particular Muslim country does not have a Waqf. When your plane entered Saudi airspace, fighter planes from Saudi Arabia escorted your (PM Modi's) plane, and we welcomed this gesture. But I want to tell PM Narendra Modi that during his visit to Saudi Arabia, he should ask the crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, if Medina is built on Waqf land."

He added, "Waqf exists in every Muslim country, be it a democracy ...