Guwahati, June 24 : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's cryptic "Hussain Obama" tweet drew major flak from the opposition on Saturday.

On Friday, the Chief Minister had tweeted: "There are many Hussain Obama in India itself. We should prioritize taking care of them before considering going to Washington. The Assam Police will act according to our own priorities." 

Sarma said this in response to a question on the micro-blogging platform on whether an FIR was registered in Guwahati against former US President Barack Obama for hurting sentiment.