Hyderabad, March 3 -- AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi put out a strong statement against the dowry system in our country after the heartbreaking suicide of 23-yr-old Ayesha Khan in Ahmedabad became viral.

Addressing the party cadre ahead of Telangana MLC polls here on Tuesday, Owaisi spoke about the case and how much it has affected him personally.

He said, "I strongly appeal to everyone, irrespective of which religion you belong to, please end this greed for dowry. Torturing and harassing women is not 'mardaangi'. This poor girl was tortured for dowry which eventually led her to take her own life. The family should be ashamed for pushing her to take such a drastic step."

"What kind of men are these? Is there no humanity ...