Azam's missive against INDIA bloc paving way for tie-up with Azad?

Khan's family and his close aides said final decision on the future political course will be taken by Azam

- Rajesh Kumar Singh

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's letter to INDIA bloc leaders, accusing them of silence over atrocities on Muslims in Rampur and alleging a conspiracy to eliminate the Muslim leadership can be a prelude to a new political realignment in Uttar Pradesh before the 2027 state assembly election.

The letter warns that the Muslim community will be compelled to rethink its future with the INDIA bloc. The missive comes after Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) national president Chandrashekhar Azad met Azam Khan in Sitapur jail on November 21.

On November 11, Azad met Azam Khan's son Abdullah Azam in Hardoi jail. And on November 17, the ASP leader visited Rampur to meet Khan's elder son Adeeb and wife Tanzeen Fatima. Azad's meetings with Khan and his family members sparked speculation that a family member of the SP leader may join hands with the ASP MP to form a Dalit-Muslim alliance in the run-up to the 2027 assembly elections.