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INTERVIEW | Ali Anwar Ansari: ‘Pasmandas should not be taken for granted’
1 year, 2 months ago

INTERVIEW | Ali Anwar Ansari: ‘Pasmandas should not be taken for granted’

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 19, 2023 11:00 IST - 2 MINS READ With the Bihar caste survey revealing the Muslim population figure at 17.7 per cent of the State’s population, the plight of Pasmanda Muslims takes centre stage again. Ali Anwar Ansari, former Rajya Sabha MP and head of the All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz, is seeking affirmative action for Pasmandas, …

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PM Modi’s Pasmanda outreach a step forward, say backward class Muslim leaders
1 year, 5 months ago

PM Modi’s Pasmanda outreach a step forward, say backward class Muslim leaders

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pro-Pasmanda pitch seems to have triggered a churning in certain sections of the backward Muslim community’s political leadership less than a year before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Its state president Wasim Raini said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the first PM who has spoken about problems faced by the Pasmanda Muslims and expressed a commitment …

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Today, Pasmanda Muslims are finally getting their due
1 year, 11 months ago

Today, Pasmanda Muslims are finally getting their due

Hindustan Times  

In the recently concluded Bharatiya Janata Party national executive committee meeting in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again called upon party workers to reach out to marginalised sections of society, including Pasmanda Muslims, irrespective of whether they vote for the BJP. This shift from appeasement and a focus on emotive issues to targeted delivery of social welfare for all …

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The Hindu Right’s ploy to win over Pasmanda Muslims
1 year, 11 months ago

The Hindu Right’s ploy to win over Pasmanda Muslims

The Hindu  

In recent months, the Hindu Right has shown great concern for Pasmanda Muslims. Broadly, Pasmanda is a category of Muslims that has an indelible Hindu heritage, largely belongs to the OBC, Dalit, and Adivasi social groups, and is considered comparatively backward to other Indian Muslims. That is why, one of the ways the Hindu Right’s Pasmanda outreach could be seen …

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Explained: Who are the Pasmanda Muslims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the BJP to woo?
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: Who are the Pasmanda Muslims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the BJP to woo?

Firstpost  

Pasmanda, meaning ‘left behind” in Persian, is a term increasingly being used by Muslim associations in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and other parts of India, to describe themselves as historically and socially oppressed by caste Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, emphasising that the BJP should aspire to fulfil aspirations of all sections of society, made special mention of the Pasmanda …

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Caste census needed for Muslims too, says Pasmanda community leader Khalid Anis Ansari
3 years, 3 months ago

Caste census needed for Muslims too, says Pasmanda community leader Khalid Anis Ansari

The Hindu  

Demands for a caste census are not just emanating from political parties in various States but also from organisations connected with the Pasmanda Muslim community, with the All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz raising the demand that not just Hindus, all religions in India be counted according to their caste category. Khalid Anis Ansari, scholar with the South Asian Americans Leading …

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