Owaisi criticised both the perpetrators of the blast and those who, in the aftermath, target the Muslim community with accusations and hostility.

Subba Reddy said similar accusations were made during the earlier TDP government, when Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu claimed that animal fat was being used in laddoo preparation.

Justice Surya Kant, who has been part of several landmark judgments, was sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Monday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings and conveyed best wishes for his tenure.