{"id":199725,"date":"2026-05-05T17:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=199725"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:08:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:08:01","slug":"communal-remarks-muslims-backed-mamata-hindus-supported-me-suvendu-adhikari-calls-win-a-victory-for-hindutva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/05\/05\/communal-remarks-muslims-backed-mamata-hindus-supported-me-suvendu-adhikari-calls-win-a-victory-for-hindutva.html","title":{"rendered":"Communal remarks: \u201cMuslims backed Mamata, Hindus supported me\u201d: Suvendu Adhikari calls win a \u201cvictory for Hindutva\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"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 \u201cvictory for Hindutva.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, this comes after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lost the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency to BJP\u2019s Suvendu Adhikari by a margin of 15,105 votes.<\/p>\n

\u201cMuslims voted for Mamata Banerjee, who wears a hijab,\u201d Adhikari said.<\/p>\n

Suvendu Adhikari said that \u201cthis is Mamata Banerjee\u2019s retirement from politics\u2026 this time too she lost by over 15,000 votes,\u201d adding that \u201cMuslims 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,\u201d and calling the result \u201ca victory for Hindutva.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similarly, during a media interaction at a counting centre, Suvendu Adhikari said, \u201cHindu EVM BJP, Muslim EVM TMC,\u201d suggesting that Hindu voters backed the Bharatiya Janata Party while Muslim voters supported the All India Trinamool Congress.<\/p>\n

Suvendu Adhikari has a record of remarks that have drawn criticism as communal, particularly during election campaigns and public rallies.<\/p>\n

His statements have included calls to \u201cthrow Muslim MLAs out\u201d of the Assembly if the Bharatiya Janata Party comes to power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 \u201cvictory for Hindutva.\u201d According to Kashmir Media Service, this comes after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":199726,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t