BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain criticised Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani's statement that Indian Muslims are unable to hold high-ranking positions. He called Madani's remarks "misleading. "An Indian Muslim can be India's President...captain of a hockey team...or...Chief Justice....An Indian Muslim can attain any position that the Constitution grants him," he said.