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== Controversies ==
== Controversies ==
Siddiqui has been in a number of controversies. In the aftermath of the [[2020 Delhi riots|2020 Delhi Riots]] he was heard asking for a "virus" that would "kill 10-50 crore people”<ref>{{Cite web|last=Daniyal|first=Shoaib|title=Abbas Siddiqui might struggle against TMC – but represents a churn amongst Bengali Muslims|url=https://scroll.in/article/989711/abbas-siddiqui-might-struggle-against-tmc-but-represents-a-churn-amongst-bengali-muslims|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> He referred to [[Member of parliament (India)|MP]] [[Nusrat Jahan]] as the “one who earns by showing her body” and that she should be "tied to a tree and beaten up." He has described [[Kolkata|Kolkata's]] Mayor and State urban development minister [[Firhad Hakim]] an "[[infidel]] and [[Apostasy|apostate]]" for participating in the [[Durga Puja]] despite being a Muslim.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explained {{!}} What Does Controversial Cleric Abbas Siddiqui’s Poll Plunge Mean For Bengal?|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/explained-what-does-controversial-cleric-abbas-siddiquis-poll-plunge-mean-for-bengal-6614011.html|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Moneycontrol}}</ref> He has also come out in support of the man who beheaded French school-teacher [[Murder of Samuel Paty|Samuel Paty]].
Siddiqui has been in a number of controversies. In the aftermath of the [[2020 Delhi riots|2020 Delhi Riots]] he was heard asking for a "virus" that would "kill 10-50 crore people”<ref>{{Cite web|last=Daniyal|first=Shoaib|title=Abbas Siddiqui might struggle against TMC – but represents a churn amongst Bengali Muslims|url=https://scroll.in/article/989711/abbas-siddiqui-might-struggle-against-tmc-but-represents-a-churn-amongst-bengali-muslims|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> He referred to [[Member of Parliament (India)|MP]] [[Nusrat Jahan]] as the “one who earns by showing her body” and that she should be "tied to a tree and beaten up." He has described [[Kolkata|Kolkata's]] Mayor and State urban development minister [[Firhad Hakim]] an "[[infidel]] and [[Apostasy|apostate]]" for participating in the [[Durga Puja]] despite being a Muslim.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explained {{!}} What Does Controversial Cleric Abbas Siddiqui’s Poll Plunge Mean For Bengal?|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/politics/explained-what-does-controversial-cleric-abbas-siddiquis-poll-plunge-mean-for-bengal-6614011.html|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Moneycontrol}}</ref> He has also come out in support of the man who beheaded French school-teacher [[Murder of Samuel Paty|Samuel Paty]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 June 2021|title=Abbas Siddiqui Biography, Wikipedia, Phone Number, Wiki, Jalsa, Waz, Bio, Biodata|url=https://sangbadworld.com/abbas-siddiqui-biography-wikipedia-phone-number-wiki-jalsa-waz-bio|website=sangbadworld.com|language=en}}</ref>


In response to these comments; he has replied in an interview<ref>{{Citation|title=মুখোমুখি (১৩.০৩.২১) ভোট কেটে আসলে আপনি বিজেপির সুবিধা করবেন? মুখোমুখি পীরজাদা আব্বাস সিদ্দিকি|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aT6C4FMv2c|language=en|access-date=2021-04-27}}</ref> that these comments should be ignored because “That Abbas was of a different ideology, leave him be.”<ref>{{Cite web|last=Daniyal|first=Shoaib|title=Abbas Siddiqui might struggle against TMC – but represents a churn amongst Bengali Muslims|url=https://scroll.in/article/989711/abbas-siddiqui-might-struggle-against-tmc-but-represents-a-churn-amongst-bengali-muslims|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
In response to these comments; he has replied in an interview<ref>{{Citation|title=মুখোমুখি (১৩.০৩.২১) ভোট কেটে আসলে আপনি বিজেপির সুবিধা করবেন? মুখোমুখি পীরজাদা আব্বাস সিদ্দিকি|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aT6C4FMv2c|language=en|access-date=2021-04-27}}</ref> that these comments should be ignored because “That Abbas was of a different ideology, leave him be.”<ref>{{Cite web|last=Daniyal|first=Shoaib|title=Abbas Siddiqui might struggle against TMC – but represents a churn amongst Bengali Muslims|url=https://scroll.in/article/989711/abbas-siddiqui-might-struggle-against-tmc-but-represents-a-churn-amongst-bengali-muslims|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>

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Abbas Siddiqui
আব্বাস সিদ্দিকী
Personal details
BornFurfura Sharif, West Bengal, India
Nationality Indian
Political partyIndian Secular Front
Parent(s)
  • Ali Akbar Siddiqui (father)
RelativesToha Siddiqui (uncle)
Zulfiqar Ali Siddiqui (grandfather)
EducationMaster of Arts
Alma materFurfura Fatehia Senior Madrasah
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Cleric
Nickname(s)Bhaijaan (Brother)

Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui is an Indian scholar, theologian and politician who established the Indian Secular Front in 2021. He is a cleric of the Furfura Sharif Shrine in Hooghly, West Bengal and is the scion of the Siddiqui family, which is the founder and custodian of the Furfura Sharif.[1][2]

Early life

Abbas Siddiqui was born to Pirzada Ali Akbar Siddiqui. He is the great-grandson of Abu Bakr Siddiqui who established the Silsila-e-Furfura (Order of Furfura Sharif) and is the nephew of Toha Siddiqui.[3]

Siddiqui has an MA in Theology from Furfura Fatehia Senior Madrasah.

Political Career

On 21 January 2021 he formed his party Indian Secular Front which will be contesting in the 2021 West Bengal Elections. Initially they planned to join hands with AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi[4], however that plan faltered[5] and instead he joined hands with the Left Front (comprising of various Communist parties) and the Congress to form the Sanjukta Morcha.

Controversies

Siddiqui has been in a number of controversies. In the aftermath of the 2020 Delhi Riots he was heard asking for a "virus" that would "kill 10-50 crore people”[6] He referred to MP Nusrat Jahan as the “one who earns by showing her body” and that she should be "tied to a tree and beaten up." He has described Kolkata's Mayor and State urban development minister Firhad Hakim an "infidel and apostate" for participating in the Durga Puja despite being a Muslim.[7] He has also come out in support of the man who beheaded French school-teacher Samuel Paty.[8]

In response to these comments; he has replied in an interview[9] that these comments should be ignored because “That Abbas was of a different ideology, leave him be.”[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Popular Muslim cleric Abbas Siddiqui floats new political party in Bengal". Hindustan Times. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Roy, Rajat (29 March 2021). "Abbas Siddiqui's dilemma—bring Muslims from TMC and still be secular enough for Left-Congress". ThePrint. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Why it is Wrong and Unfair to Label Abbas Siddiqui as Communal". newsclick.in. 4 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Owaisi Joining Hands with Abbas Siddiqui Could be a Red Flag for Mamata Banerjee". The Wire. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Chowdhuri, Pranmoy Brahmachary & Rajib (28 March 2021). "Asaduddin Owaisi withdraws support to Peerzada Abbas Siddiqui in West Bengal polls". The Asian Age. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Daniyal, Shoaib. "Abbas Siddiqui might struggle against TMC – but represents a churn amongst Bengali Muslims". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Explained | What Does Controversial Cleric Abbas Siddiqui's Poll Plunge Mean For Bengal?". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Abbas Siddiqui Biography, Wikipedia, Phone Number, Wiki, Jalsa, Waz, Bio, Biodata". sangbadworld.com. 17 June 2021.
  9. ↑ মুখোমুখি (১৩.০৩.২১) ভোট কেটে আসলে আপনি বিজেপির সুবিধা করবেন? মুখোমুখি পীরজাদা আব্বাস সিদ্দিকি, retrieved 27 April 2021
  10. ↑ Daniyal, Shoaib. "Abbas Siddiqui might struggle against TMC – but represents a churn amongst Bengali Muslims". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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