Communal remarks: “Muslims backed Mamata, Hindus supported me”: Suvendu Adhikari calls win a “victory for Hindutva”
Kolkata, May 05 (KMS): Soon after defeating Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari made a communal remark, stating that Muslims largely supported Banerjee while Hindus and other communities backed him, and described the result as a “victory for Hindutva.”
According to Kashmir Media Service, this comes after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari by a margin of 15,105 votes.
“Muslims voted for Mamata Banerjee, who wears a hijab,” Adhikari said.
Suvendu Adhikari said that “this is Mamata Banerjee’s retirement from politics… this time too she lost by over 15,000 votes,” adding that “Muslims voted for her openly; in Ward No. 77 all the Muslims who came out to vote voted for Mamata, while Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists blessed me and made me win,” and calling the result “a victory for Hindutva.”
Similarly, during a media interaction at a counting centre, Suvendu Adhikari said, “Hindu EVM BJP, Muslim EVM TMC,” suggesting that Hindu voters backed the Bharatiya Janata Party while Muslim voters supported the All India Trinamool Congress.
Suvendu Adhikari has a record of remarks that have drawn criticism as communal, particularly during election campaigns and public rallies.
His statements have included calls to “throw Muslim MLAs out” of the Assembly if the Bharatiya Janata Party comes to power.
