Muslim cleric says Akhilesh leaning towards 'soft Hindutva' ahead of UP polls, SP reacts

All India Muslim Jamaat National President Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi accused Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav of adopting a "soft Hindutva" approach ahead of the 2027 UP Assembly elections. He stated that Akhilesh isn't speaking about issues of Muslims "so that his soft Hindutva approach can flourish". "Will Maulana run the Samajwadi Party?" SP MP Ramji Lal Suman said.