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Ayodhya: Muslim Cleric Wins Panchayat Poll in Hindu-Dominated Village Hafiz Azeemuddin is part of the only Muslim family in Rajanpur village. Hafiz Azeemuddin after winning the election. Photo: Special arrangement Religion3 hours ago Ayodhya: In an unprecedented show of brotherhood that reaffirms the syncretic soul of Ayodhya, a Muslim cleric who is part of a lone Muslim family in Hindu-dominated Rajanpur village in Ayodhya district won the gram pradhan election with a thumping margin, defeating six other candidates in the fray â all from the majority Hindu community. Hafiz Azeemuddin, who considers the panchayat poll victory as his Eid gift, attributes his success to his Hindu brethren, who reposed faith in his leadership. This win, however small it may be, once again buried the concept of majority-minority vote-bank politics in what may be considered the symbolic epicentre of Hindutva Ayodhya. ....
Muslim cleric elected village chief in Hindu-majority village in India Web report/Uttar Pradesh Photo: Reuters The win shows that cultural harmony in India continues to survive despite all odds, said a resident. Residents of Rajanpur, a Hindu-dominated village in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, elected Hafiz Azeemuddin, a cleric and a member of the only Muslim family there, as the ‘gram pradhan’ (village chief) by a good margin. A farmer, Azeemuddin has Hafiz and Aalim degrees from the Islamic madrassa, where he also taught for a decade before getting into his family’s farming business. “My victory is an example of Hindu-Muslim affinity, not only in our village, but entire Ayodhya,” said Azeemuddin after wining the elections. ....
AYODHYA: Voters of Rajapur, a Hindu-dominated village in the district, elected Hafiz Azeemuddin a cleric from the lone Muslim family in the village as the gram pradhan by a thumping margin in the recently concluded panchayat elections. Azeemuddin bagged 200 of the total 600 votes, edging past six other candidates in the fray, all of them from the Hindu community. He polled 85 votes more than his nearest rival. There are 27 Muslim voters in Rajapur and all of them are members of Azeemuddin’s extended family. “The rest of the votes have come from Hindus who reposed their faith in me,” said Azeemuddin, who called his poll victory a Eid gift. ....