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‘Old tiger’ roars as Congress seeks to remove the scent of Ajmal in Dhubri

May 02, 2024

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The Morning Standard

IT will be a battle for survival for Assam's most visible Muslim face nationally, Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, when Dhubri goes to parliamentary elections on May 7.

- PRASANTA MAZUMDAR

‘Old tiger’ roars as Congress seeks to remove the scent of Ajmal in Dhubri

The 68-year-old, who is the threetime sitting MP and chief of All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), is facing a challenge from Rakibul Hussain, a former Congress minister. Zabed Islam of the Asom Gana Parishad is the NDA'S consensus candidate.

Dhubri is considered the heartland of Bengali-speaking migrant Muslims. It shares a border with Bangladesh. The outcome of the polls will decide not only the future of Ajmal but also his party.

Over the past few years, a section of AIUDF supporters migrated to other parties, disillusioned that he is allegedly running it as a business enterprise. Ajmal is a perfume baron with business interests in India and some Gulf countries.

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