New Delhi/ Lucknow, April 9 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's controversial statement that Muslims, not Hindus won the Kargil war has invited reactions from various eminent leaders. Former SP leader Shahid Siddiqui said that such statements tend to divide the people on basis of religion and this should be rejected. Meanwhile, senior Muslim cleric Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi also condemned Azam Khan's statement saying that army should be kept away from politics. JD (U) leader KC Tyagi too slammed Khan and said that he is against such remarks. Congress Secretary KC Mittal also criticized the statement and requested everyone to maintain law and order during election time.