A Shiv Sena (UBT) leader on Wednesday reacted to Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam’s remark made after Muslim Indian-origin leader Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral polls.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anand Dubey lashed out at Satam for his recent remark saying no “Khan” can be imposed upon on Mumbai. Dubey questioned Satam’s mental state, and even said that the Uddhav Sena would pay for his “treatment at Agra’s Pagal Khana”.
“Ameet Satam’s mental state has deteriorated. From the day he became president, he realised he was about to be wiped out… That’s why he’s been making bizarre statements about the mayor of Mumbai from day one…,” Dubey was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Even as he slammed the BJP for doing “Hindu-Muslim” all the time, Anand Dubey made it clear that only a Marathi Hindu will become the mayor of Mumbai. “I confidently say that saffron flag will be flown in the municipal elections, and a Marathi Hindu will become the mayor here,” Dubey said.
‘Don’t prove PM Modi wrong’
Amping up his attack on Ameet Satam, the Uddhav Sena leader also recalled the ‘Saugat-e-Modi’ kits distributed by the BJP as part of a large-scale Muslim outreach initiative in Uttar Pradesh earlier this year.
“I want to ask Ameet Satam if PM Modi was sending the Saugat-e-Modi kits to Mamdani, or Pakistan or Bangladesh?,” Anand Dubey said, further urging Ameet Dubey to not prove the PM wrong.
The ‘Saugat-e-Modi’ kits were distributed among 10 lakh Muslims in Uttar Pradesh ahead of Eid-Ul-Fitr back in March.
Ameet Satam’s ‘no Khan’ remark
Hours after Zohran Mamdani became the first Muslim mayor in New York with his historic mayoral poll win, Ameet Satam had warned against attempts to “impose” a Khan in Mumbai.
“The way the political colour of some international cities is changing, after seeing the surnames of a few mayors and the ‘vote jihad’ of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, it feels necessary to stay alert regarding Mumbai..!” Satam tweeted, further adding: “If anyone tries to impose a ‘Khan’ on Mumbai, it will not be tolerated! Wake up, Mumbaikars..!”.
Months after winning the June mayoral primary, Zohran Mamdani secured about 50% votes in the mayoral elections, defeating Donald Trump-backed Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare recently announced that polls to 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats in the state will take place on December 2, and results will be out a day later.
