HYDERABAD, Sept 16: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement zonal incharge and members of the zonal committee have congratulated the people of Hyderabad on the 54th birthday of MQM chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday.

In a joint statement issued here, zonal incharge Mohammad Sharif said that the leadership of Mr Altaf Hussain had given political awakening to the oppressed people of Sindh and also exposed the so-called political and religious leaders.

They said that Mr Altaf Hussain was the leader of 98 per cent of the downtrodden people of this country.