Has the same thing said by Khap, media would have been all agog. I am sure now they wont say a word except the same as thread lines. However they are going to effect in Varanasi as well. Lets see.
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https://in.news.yahoo.com/vote-for-congress--shahi-imam-s-mandate-for-muslims-101651478.html
Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, on Friday appealed to Muslims across India to vote for the Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, saying he was hopeful that the Sonia Gandhi-led party will fulfill its promises.
At a press conference in Delhi, he said that the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party had betrayed Muslims and there was no question of supporting them.
When asked why after having slammed the Congress earlier, he was appealing for support to the party, he dismissed the question saying it was more important to keep communal forces out of power.
He said that Muslims need to ensure that the secular vote is not divided.
"We have be united and fight against forces of communalism. Votes for BSP and SP will be wasted, since both are unreliable,” he added.
"I urge you to vote for the Congress. The TMC's role will be very important in formation of government in Delhi. I urge Muslims in West Bengal to support Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress.”
The Imam also said that communalism is a bigger threat than corruption and thus it was better to vote for the Congress.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi had met the Shahi Imam a couple of days ago, reportedly to ensure that the Muslims vote for the Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.