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| {{Short description|Islamic scholar, theologian and politician}}
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| | alma_mater = [[Furfura Fatehia Senior Madrasah]]
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| | education = Master of Arts
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| | relatives = Toha Siddiqui (uncle) {{br}} Zulfiqar Ali Siddiqui (grandfather)
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| | father = Ali Akbar Siddiqui
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| | party = Indian Secular Front
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| | name = Abbas Siddiqui
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| | birth_place = [[Furfura Sharif]], West Bengal, India
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| | native_name = আব্বাস সিদ্দিকী
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| | nickname = Bhaijaan (Brother)
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| '''Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui''' is an [[India|Indian]] scholar, [[Theology|theologian]] and [[politician]] who established the ''[[Sanjukta Morcha#2021%20Legislative%20assembly%20election|Indian Secular Front]]'' in 2021. He is a cleric of the ''Furfura Sharif Shrine'' in [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]], [[West Bengal]] and is the scion of the Siddiqui family, which is the founder and custodian of the Furfura Sharif.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-21|title=Popular Muslim cleric Abbas Siddiqui floats new political party in Bengal|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/popular-muslim-cleric-abbas-siddiqui-floats-new-political-party-in-bengal-101611236598916.html|access-date=2021-04-29|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Roy|first=Rajat|date=2021-03-29|title=Abbas Siddiqui’s dilemma—bring Muslims from TMC and still be secular enough for Left-Congress|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/abbas-siddiqui-dilemma-bring-muslims-from-tmc-secular-enough-for-left-congress/629254/|access-date=2021-04-29|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>
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| == Early life ==
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| 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 March 2021|title=Why it is Wrong and Unfair to Label Abbas Siddiqui as Communal|url=https://www.newsclick.in/why-wrong-unfair-label-abbas-siddiqui-communal|website=newsclick.in|language=en}}</ref>
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| Siddiqui has an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in Theology from [[Furfura Fatehia Senior Madrasah]].
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| == Political Career ==
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| On 21 January 2021 he formed his party ''Indian Secular Front'' which will be contesting in the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021 West Bengal Elections]]. Initially they planned to join hands with [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]] leader [[Asaduddin Owaisi]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Owaisi Joining Hands with Abbas Siddiqui Could be a Red Flag for Mamata Banerjee|url=https://thewire.in/politics/asaduddin-owaisi-abbas-siddiqui-west-bengal|access-date=2021-04-29|website=The Wire}}</ref>, however that plan faltered<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chowdhuri|first=Pranmoy Brahmachary & Rajib|date=2021-03-28|title=Asaduddin Owaisi withdraws support to Peerzada Abbas Siddiqui in West Bengal polls|url=https://www.asianage.com/india/politics/280321/asaduddin-owaisi-withdraws-support-to-peerzada-abbas-siddiqui-in-west-bengal-polls.html|access-date=2021-04-29|website=The Asian Age}}</ref> and instead he joined hands with the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] (comprising of various [[Communism|Communist]] parties) and the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] to form the [[Sanjukta Morcha]].
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| == Controversies ==
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| 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]].
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| 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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| == References ==
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