Infighting has been reported between the founders and new ameer ofTehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a religio-political party previously ledby late Khadim Rizvi, has taken a new turn.

At the funeral of 54-year-old Rizvi, who passed away in Lahore after abrief ailment, his 26-year-old son Saad was chosen the new party leader.

However, it didn’t go well with Rizvi’s former aide Pir Afzal Qadri –another firebrand cleric – along with many others who were previouslysupporting the Rizvi group.

In a recent address to his followers, Qadri who still maintains hisposition as the party’s real founder came hard upon Khadim Hussain and hisson Saad Rizvi over the latter’s appointment as the new party chief.

“He (Saad) is a ‘drug addict’,” Qadri said, recalling the time when lateRizvi used to ask him to pray for (the alleged addiction) of his son.

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Sharing how he started his movement (against blasphemy) in 1965, a yearbefore Khadim Hussain Rizvi was born, Qadri said that “he was themastermind” of the party and questioned the former TLP chief’scontributions to the party.

“Khadim *sb* joined the party when protests in favour of Mumtaz Qadri (theassassin of former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer) emerged,” he added.

“We had agreed on not nominating our children as successors – keeping theparty free of kinship.”

He then claimed that the new TLP chief hasn’t even studied the books offirst-year (of Islamic education). “I know him (Saad) since his childhood.He is not a final year student of Abu Dharr Ghaffari (Madarassah),” Qadrimaintained.

“If he (Saad) has (enough knowledge) he should brief about it in front ofthe Ulema,” he insisted.

He then blamed the new TLP chief of wrongfully taking over the party.

“He’s illiterate, not even a Hafiz. He had only recited a few paras nor didhe ever recite *mussalah*. If he’s a *hafiz *why doesn’t he recite*mussalah*?” Qadri questioned.

“Not even an Aalim, he’s mentally sick,” he continued, “How can he lead theUmmah as *ameer*?”

In the end, he announced that the son of late Khadim Hussain Rizvi was noteligible for taking charge of the party.

“I announce he is not eligible, I’m the founder of the Party and I willdecide the leader (*ameer*), I will soon announce the leader in aconvention, we will form a powerful party”.