Re: Communal Muslims Vs Secular Muslims
The above statement is ridiculous. When voting for public office, one votes for whomever is best qualified for the position and whomever can do the job most effectively, regardless of their religion or background. The mentality of “vote for our own” often has disastrous consequences and leads to individuals being elected who may not be fit for office. The above statement is simply a divisive campaign tactic to garner more votes. I’m not certain what the voting habits and trends are among India’s muslims, but I would sincerely hope that they thoroughly evaluate a candidate based on their competency and ability to do the job and cast their vote based on that, rather than simply voting for him/her simply because he/she is Muslim.
Unfortunately, this mentality of “let’s vote for our own” (in terms of ethnicity though) is quite prevalent in Afghanistan and is the reason we often end up with unqualified, uneducated, bordering on illiterate, politicians. People often vote for a candidate simply because he is of their same ethnic group “our own” rather than critically evaluating whether or not he would actually be suited for the position. This tendency to vote on ethnic lines and “vote for our own,” which has served the politicians rather well I must say, has only served to create further divisions among the various ethnic groups and create further resentment.