Altaf Hussain said this while talking to the office-bearers and workers of his party via telephone from London, said a statement issued by MQM here on Wednesday.

Members of the Rabita Committee, MNAs, MPAs and office bearers of different wings of the party were also present on the occasion.

Altaf Hussain said that all people of Sindh were firmly united for the development and progress of Sindh. Certain elements had tried to use the innocent people of Sindh for their vested interests in the past but there was a growing awareness among the people of Sindh.

He said that there was no taint of corruption on his hands, and this had raised the heads of his workers with pride and honour.

Altaf Hussain said that public meeting scheduled to held by the MQM in Hyderabad on March 18 would establish that the permanent residents of Sindh were united under his leadership.

Altaf Hussain praised the workers who are busy in preparations for the public meeting of March 18 and asked them to start inviting as many people as possible for making the programme a huge success.