Hyderabad, March 27 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath stirred controversy with his Islamophobic stance on the safety of Hindus amongst a group of Muslim families. His comments have reignited controversy, particularly due to his insinuation that Hindus may not be safe in Muslim-majority areas.

"A Muslim family is the safest among a hundred Hindu families, but can 50 Hindus be safe among a hundred Muslim families? No," he stated, referencing historical instances of persecution in countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan.

He made these controversial remarks in an interview with Smita Prakash for Asian News International (ANI).

Yogi Adityanath's remarks come against a backdrop of his long history of inflammatory statements targ...