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Minority Politics: Notes on How Muslims Have Been Political in India A Muslim mainstream politician has needed to appear to be devout for the benefit of his (it has rarely been she) Muslim constituents and flaunt his liberal credentials to non-Muslim voters. Women protest at Shaheen Bagh. Photo: PTI Rights06/Mar/2021 In the years after Independence, especially after the passing of the leaders of the freedom movement, the contours of Muslim politics changed from secular and nationalistic to largely parochial and conservative. Diverse types of leadership then emerged.  One (and this was the minority) was of ‘progressive’ Muslims, fired with Communist ideology. According to Congress politician, lawyer, and author Salman Khurshid, ‘The “progressive” Muslims were Communists or Leftists. Though steeped in Islamic culture by way of mannerisms and attire, they were not always practising Muslims.’ What’s more, they did not see themselves as represent

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