Why is Mulayam Singh hacking his own support base?

“Why is Mulayam Singh Yadav hacking his own support base?” The assumption behind the question is fairly straightforward. With the decline of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, the state’s substantial Muslim population turned to Mulayam as its Messiah. Then why is he alienating his vote bank in Muzaffarnagar with such diligence? To begin with, how did he become a leader of Muslims? As soon as Rajiv Gandhi became prime minister in 1984, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) launched an agitation to “liberate” Ram Janmbhoomi...

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