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Much of the general public in Pakistan would not hold the view of any scholar, be it Deobandi or Barelwi, as representative of their own view or 'binding' in any way. Many Pakistanis aspire to be secular now and anything with Western connotations is revered whereas anything with connotations to Islam is considered backwards. Therefore, Maulana Mahmood Madani criticising the Pakistani president is not acceptable to them and the reaction would probably have been just as bad if it was a Pakistani aalim. Coming from the mouth of Moulana Mahmood it is even more unacceptable, because he is an Indian.

But obviously this comtempt for the ulamah of India amongst the public does not exist in the hearts of the ulamah of Pakistan. There is a mutual respect that is not diminished by differences in opinion.