Imam accused of being Daesh supporter demands apology from David Cameron

The imam branded a Daesh supporting extremist by David Cameron has said he is a Conservative supporter and demanded an apology, the Independent reported on Thursday.

Suliman Gani denied allegations he supports Daesh and said he was surprised by the British Prime Minister's comments, especially because he had been invited to a Tory event encouraging Muslims to become councillors.

Attempting to link Labour's mayoral candidate to extremists during Wednesday's Prime Minister's Questions, Cameron had said: “The honourable member for Islington might be interested in this. He [Gani] describes women as subservient to men, he said that homosexuality was an unnatural act.

"He stood on a platform with people who wanted an Islamic state. That is why his attempts to deal with antisemitism are utterly condemned to failure, because he won’t even condemn people who sit on platforms with people like that.”

The imam stressed he had never supported the terror group, saying: "I have openly condemned the barbarity and monstrosity of Isis (Daesh)."

Source: MENA