Geert Wilders, a far-right Dutch politician, is making headlines after his tweet about Khadim Rizvi, a Pakistani Islamic author and the founder of Tehreek-e-Labbaik, went viral on social media.
Geert Wilders (born September 6, 1963) is a Dutch politician who has been the leader of the Party for Freedom (Partij voor de Vrijheid – PVV) since 2006. He is also the party’s leader in the Netherlands’ House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer), where he has served since 1998.
He actively participated in the negotiations that resulted in a “tolerance agreement” (gedoogakkoord) between the PVV and these parties in the 2010 formation of the First Rutte cabinet.
Geert is most known for his anti-Islam and anti-European Union (EU) sentiments, which have made him a divisive figure in the Netherlands and abroad. Since 2004, he has been escorted by armed police at all times.
Geert Wilders Tweet About Khadim Rizvi Goes Viral
Geert Wilders, a Dutch politician, has tweeted about Khadim Rizvi that went viral on different social media. Khadim Hussain Rizvi was a Pakistani Islamic author and the founder of Tehreek-e-Labbaik, a political-religious party that protested any changes to Pakistan’s blasphemy law in 2015.
“Jail this Pakistani criminal #SaadHussainRizvi for life @ImranKhanPTI,” Wilders wrote in a tweet. Also, his Islamofascist party #TLP, whose former leader issued a fatwa against me for hosting a #Muhammad-cartoon contest, should be banned. #TLPNationWideProtest #Wilders”: “Protect freedom. #TLPNationWideProtest #Wilders”.
After the death of Khadim Rizvi in November 2020, Geert further said on Twitter, “Because of my #muhammad cartoon contest, this #Rizvi was an Islamic terrorist who wanted to attack Holland and issue a fatwa on me. Today, he will be welcomed in hell.”
Imran Khan Is Trending On Twitter!
Imran Khan, a Pakistani politician, is trending on Twitter and other social media after he got removed from power as Prime Minister of Pakistan in a midnight trust vote. Pakistan’s National Assembly will meet on Monday to elect a new prime minister.
On his way out, he is considered to be the only prime minister in the country to lose a no-confidence motion. The uncommon midnight vote in parliament on Saturday comes weeks after the opposition filed a motion of no confidence on March 8.
In the face of rising criticism, the 69-year-old cricket star-turned-politician, Imran Khan said a “foreign plot” was at work. Amid the scandal, Imran even named a US diplomat.
Geert Wilders Wikipedia Explored: Where Is Geert Wilders From?
Geert Wilders does have a Wikipedia page. Wilders was born in the city of Venlo, in the province of Limburg, on September 6, 1963. He was reared Catholic and is the youngest of four children.
Wilders attended Mavo and Havo middle and high schools in Venlo for his secondary schooling. He acquired various law certifications at the Dutch Open University. He also did a health insurance course at the Stichting Opleiding Sociale Verzekeringen in Amsterdam.
He began his professional political career as a foreign policy parliamentary assistant to the party’s leader, Frits Bolkestein. During this time, Geert Wilders traveled extensively around the Middle East, visiting Iran, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, and Israel, among other countries.