[26][27] In February 2020, Owaisi met Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao at Pragati Bhavan and requested Rs 10 crore for renovation of Simhavauhini Mahankali temple at Lal Darwaja in Old City Hyderabad.

[28][29][30][31] Akbaruddin Owaisi, a leader of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party in Hyderabad, has been charged several times for hate speeches denigrating Hindu gods and inciting violence against Hindus.

[32][33] In August 2007, along with other elected and serving members of his party, Owaisi made death threats against Taslima Nasrin,[34] pledging that the fatwa against her and Salman Rushdie would be upheld if they visited Hyderabad.

[38][39] On 22 December 2012, Owaisi addressed a rally in Nirmal, Adilabad Andhra Pradesh, making controversial remarks against Hindutva groups, RSS, VHP, and BJP.

Interrogation of a former ISIS suicide bomber in 2015 claimed Owaisi's speeches influenced his extremist mindset, leading him to join the terrorist organisation.

[45] On 28 December 2012, a petition was filed in a local court in Nampally of Hyderabad against Akbaruddin Owaisi for hurting the sentiments of Hindus, and for making inflammatory, derogatory and offensive remarks.

[46] The Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Commission directed the Hyderabad Police Commissioner to submit an inquiry report on the alleged hate speech by 17 January 2013.

[47] On 3 January 2013, Abid Rasool Khan, General Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee, told the news channel CNN IBN that the state government had "taken cognizance of speech" and they were "collecting evidence to build a strong FIR and a water-tight case where we can book the person causing hatred.

[53] Owaisi failed to answer a police summons at Nirmal town on 8 January, citing ill-health, and asked for four days' time to appear for investigation.