Politics & Policy

Muslim vote bank politics

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Vikas Chowdhry October 06, 2005 · 1 min read
This seems to be very alarming: “According to some reports, Tehran is also looking to build bridges with other political outfits in India, especially those that enjoy considerable Muslim support, playing on pan-Islamic sentiments. The SP, which has the backing of Muslims in the large state of Uttar Pradesh, has already severely ridiculed New Delhi on the anti-Iran vote. The effort is also to rope in the RJD, a key coalition partner, with a sizeable Muslim base in another important state of Bihar, where state elections are due later this month.” I mentioned in one of my previous posts that the reaction of Indian political parties regarding Indian vote against Iran seems to be motivated more by their Muslim vote bank politics rather than national interest. Incidents of the past couple of days where Iranian leaders have been trying to build pressure on some Indian political outfits seem to have confirmed that. You can read the entire article here http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GJ07Df02.html