'Whose side are you on?' PTI's Tareen gets trolled for welcoming Mustafa Kamal

Twitter users soon joined the discussion as some questioned whether Zaidi would question even Khan's loyalty to party

Former mayor of Karachi Mustafa Kamal’s return after a gap of two years was expected to cause a tremor in the ranks of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).Unexpectedly, though, his announcement to form a political party and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s leader Jahangir Tareen’s subsequent endorsement of Kamal as a ‘civilised alternative’ to MQM did not go well with others in his own party.

"I welcome Mustafa Kamal's reentry to Karachi politics. It will provide a civilized alternative to the Karachi community following Altaf Hussain all these years," Tareen tweeted.

I welcome Mustafa Kamal's reentry to Karachi politics. It will provide a civilized Altntv to the Khi community following AH all these years

— Jahangir Khan Tareen (@JahangirKTareen) March 3, 2016

However, PTI's Karachi organiser Ali Zaidi took severe exception to this and tweeted, "Instead of saying that our stand is vindicated you tweet this? PTI  was/is the civilized alternative! Who's side are you on?"

@JahangirKTareen Instd of saying tht our stand is vindicated u tweet this? @PTIofficial was/is the civilized alternative! Who's side r u on?

— Ali Haider Zaidi (@AliHZaidiPTI) March 3, 2016

Soon, another party leader, Ali Muhammad Khan, followed suit, saying, "There WAS and there IS only one alternative to AH & MQM in Karachi & that IS Imran Khan."

@AliHZaidiPTI There WAS & There IS only1 Alternative to AH & MQM in Karachi & that IS @ImranKhanPTI pic.twitter.com/mGgS9K8wgo

— Ali Muhammad Khan (@Ali_MuhammadPTI) March 3, 2016

Twitter users soon joined the discussion and some wondered whether Zaidi would question even Khan's loyalty to the party.

@ImranKhanPTI Now waiting for @AliHZaidiPTI to question Khan Sahb in 3, 2, 1

— Dr Farhan K Virk (@FarhanKVirk) March 3, 2016

Some asked whether Tareen was insinuating that PTI wasn't civisiled enough.

@JahangirKTareen So you're implying PTI isn't civilized much?

— Ahsan Aziz (@AhsanAziz) March 3, 2016

This Twitter user called out Jahangir's tweet as a bad move

@AliHZaidiPTI is right. I think as PTI leader it was a bad move by @JahangirKTareen to tweet in favor of new political party. @FarhanKVirk

— Talee (@tkalim) March 3, 2016

'Karachi needs an alternative to you'

https://twitter.com/JKTFanClub/status/705382155308781568

A few couldn't refrain from having a good laugh

https://twitter.com/bilalaslem/status/705441371147075584

This one couldn't decide who to side with

@JahangirKTareen Time will tell whether #MustafaKamal is a breath of fresh air for #Karachi or a malaise 😔

— Saira Mehreen Abbasi (@Saira_M_Abbasi) March 3, 2016

One Twitter user advised Zaidi not to wash his dirty laundry in public

@AliHZaidiPTI @JahangirKTareen @PTIofficial Zaidi u behave so childish sometime, it was unnecessary dont wash ur dirty laundry in public

— Maula Jatt. (@WhiskeyJatt) March 3, 2016

A few decided not to side with either and went for Mustafa Kamal

@JahangirKTareen #MustafaKamal ne Jo kaha such kaha . I am insafian but #MustafaKamal ki full support krta hun

— AhsaNRafaqaTKhaN ARK (@AhsanKhan1929) March 3, 2016

@Saira_M_Abbasi @JahangirKTareen cant be worse than Altaf Hussain, so lets hope for something better

— ALi's (@FROX3N) March 3, 2016

This one stated the obvious

@Aamir_Afzaal @AliHZaidiPTI @JahangirKTareen @PTIofficial Hahah yeh tou apis mai hi lar pare

— Waqas Arshad (@originalvicky) March 3, 2016