As the RSS on Thursday dubbed AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi as anti-national for his refusal to say 'Bharat mata ki jai', BJP president Amit Shah said other factors will be taken into account to judge Owaisi's patriotism.
"Anyone who refuses to say 'Bharat mata ki jai' is anti-national for us," Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said at the India Today conclave here.
Shah also echoed similar sentiments at a subsequent session at the event.
"We will explain the meaning of 'Bharat mata ki jai' to Owaisi. Whether he is anti-national or not will be concluded after taking other factors into account," Shah said.