Meanwhile Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has offered Haneef a government job. Describing Haneef's return as a happy moment, the chief minister said the state government would offer him a job.
However Imran's father, Himayu Siddique said, "Jeethe hue pehelwan ko sab sabhashi dete hai (everyone praises a wrestler who has won)." He said the state government had not done anything when Haneef was battling it out in Brisbane. However, he added that they would discuss the issue with family members and only then decide on whether Haneef should accept the offer.
Haneef's father in law, Ashwaq said it was a mistake to have booked a one-way ticket for Haneef. This had become a major issue with the Australian interrogators who kept asking him about the same.