Bhopal, Nov. 29 -- Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani sparked a debate after he made remarks suggesting that the Supreme Court seems to be working "under government pressure," hence, it does not deserve to be called "supreme."

Addressing the National Governing Body meeting of their organisation in Bhopal on Saturday, November 29, he also commented on the state of fear Indian Muslims feel.

"After the verdict on Babri Masjid, triple talaq and several other cases, it seems that courts have been functioning under government pressure for a few years now."

He claimed that the top court is "ignoring" the (Places of) Worship Act, while it hears Gyanvapi and Mathura cases.

"Supreme Court is eligible to be called supreme only ...