Pakistani Origin Sadiq Khan winning London Mayor elections..

[ajazali]

Re: Pakistani Origin Sadiq Khan winning London Mayor elections..

While he is ultra liberal, a non practicing muslim cant get there let alone conservative muslim. And poor people dont like to listen it.

[TLK]

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If he is such a kaafir, ultra liberal then why don't you guys do to him like you guys did with khurram zaki in Karachi, because that is the only solution your likes have to keep islam kee bala dasti

[ajazali]

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If he is such a kaafir, ultra liberal then why don't you guys do to him like you guys did with khurram zaki in Karachi, because that is the only solution your likes have to keep islam kee bala dasti

Lolz. Still unable to listen why he could get there.

[TLK]

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Khurram Zaki last FB post.

"Sadiq Khan is not a Pakistani. He is a Britisher. Credit for his rise and success goes to his own hard work and the equal opportunity quality of the British system. Pakistan and Islam have played no role in his meteoric rise. And he has proved for all British Muslims and Brits of other ethnicities that anyone who blames that system as biased and discriminatory that they are lazy and liars.

I am celebrating the greatness of Western Secular Democracy. In this day and age of Takfiri Deobandi/Wahabi terrorism and Islamophobia, London has risen above discrimination and bigotry and emerged as great centre of human civilisation setting a great example for the world. Can we ever elect an Ahmadi or Hindu or Christian PM?

Forget that, we have deprived all legal powers and discretions of a democratically elected Mayor of the third largest city in the world (Karachi) on the basis of ethnicity.

And it's so stupid and shameful of us Pakistanis that we run down humiliate our own successes like Malala and Sharmeen."

[CEO1]

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@SID_NY

Thats interesting. If he fails I doubt there’ll be any muslim mayor ever.

Is he conservative or liberal? I wonder who was indian lobby supporting cuz they are in a huge number as well.

He is a centre left I would say.

@mahool

Diversity was the drama…?

You’re missing the point this has nothing to do with Diversity

@Dubaiwali

Lol!! He did not win because Londoners want to show the world that multiculturalism works. He won because of hope over fear. He won because Zac Goldsmith’s smear campaign of hate, Islamophobia etc backfired on him. He won because he was the best suited candidate out of all the list of candidates. He won because his manifesto contains things that if he actually works on, are great things. Clean energy by 2050. Clean air. Fare freeze for four years until 2020 for TFL. He won because of the fact that he had the backing of the Labour supporters in London. Not only brown and Muslims voted for him by the way, only 10% Muslims live in London. A lot of white British people voted for him and campaigned for him as well. A lot of Corbyn supporters backed Sadiq Khan in London, not for Sadiq Khan, for Corbyn and Labour. He won because people are fed up of the Torys. A lot of people that voted Tory in the general elections, voted Labour this time. I personally know many. Chancellor Osbourne’s grand budget 2016 made many people angry, from doubling of tax for buy to let mortgages, to cut down on budgets for policing etc. People are sick of the Tories, this is why today nationwide wins for Labour in England. Labour won majority in London assembly too - granted traditionally Labour almost always wins London, but after 8 years of Boris the mad Johnson, it is about time Labour and liberals took back London from the conservatives. Whatever his policies and agendas are, it’ll be a breath of fresh air after 8 years. It’ll be interesting to see what happens next.

P.S. He won, because from day one he has been campaigning about affordable housing in London and giving priority to people in London for purchasing and ownership, over foreign parties from outside the city and country. Just FYI.

Clearly, you misunderstood my post its not so much policy I am interested in but I do appreciate you going through it (I am pro-Corbyn/Labour). This is about the statements he has made in regards to issues I hold dear, simple. And his skin colour automatically banked him most of the 10% purely because he is brown. Just like black people voted for Obama.

@Dubaiwali

I hate it how all people can see is his skin colour and religion. Get effing past it. He won on merit, he won because no matter what his personal stance on things are, he is smart enough to garner support for him and get voted into city hall. He won because of his achievements. It isn’t easy to become Mayor of London, that also a council boy rising to such a position, which is traditionally held by Eton graduates. He is the third politician to amass such a big victory margin ever, in today’s election people turned out in numbers. The average turnout was roughly 45%, up from 2012’s election. More people came out and voted. People have voted him in. He didn’t steal that position. I have been a strong supporter of him even before he became MP of Tooting. When he was just a human rights lawyer. I supported him on Twitter at the time of the general elections, he became MP of Tooting and today he became Mayor of London. This guy has seen an incremental rise in popularity for various reasons. Oh and he follows me on Twitter. Seen him through throughout his campaign to reach this stage.

I am assuming this is directed towards me. There is no hate for him but he is a snake by commenting against other Labour members.

@ehsan

Amazing comments, the right wing press here has been labelling him a friend of extremists, he was a human rights lawyer and now that he has won we are being told that he is pro Israel and he won because he was brown and Muslim. Nothing can be further than the truth than this allegation.

Well he told the press himself of his pro-Israeli beliefs etc…as for winning the Tory’s shot themselves in the foot with the way they went after him.

[CEO1]

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Lol if he only won because he is Muslim and Brown, he probably wouldn't have won. Fact is he did. With single largest mandate in the history of British politics. CEO1 seems to follow right wing British media only. Don't go with Daily Mail and Metro etc. Read Independent etc. He is not even a strict Muslim, he is secular Muslim. He voted for same sex marriages. He got death threats too because of that. He has worked with and campaigned with Jews, Sikhs etc. Fact is people are sick of the Tories! Plus the damage that Zac Goldsmith's campaign did, gave nasty party label to Conservatives again.

I follow the media across the spectrum so drop the assumptions..Again, his policies are not what I have a problem with.

[SID_NY]

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So US politics have already started impacting Sadiq Khan’s appointment. Mr. Donald trump initiated by saying he would make an “exception” for Sadiq Khan to visit US while keeping the other muslims ban intact.

SK has responded very appropriately rejecting Trump’s offer calling him out loud.

Sadiq Khan dismisses Donald Trump’s Muslim ban ‘exception’ - BBC News

**Sadiq Khan has rejected US presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s offer to make the new London mayor an “exception” to a ban on Muslims travelling to the US.

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“This isn’t just about me. It’s about my friends, my family and everyone who comes from a background similar to mine, anywhere in the world,” he said.

Mr Khan also warned that Mr Trump’s “ignorant” views of Islam “could make both our countries less safe”.

Mr Trump said he was “happy” that Mr Khan would be leading London.

“If he does a good job and frankly if he does a great job, that would be a terrific thing,” he added.

Mr Khan told the BBC he was supporting Hillary Clinton - who is vying for the Democrat nomination - in her bid for the White House, adding: “I hope she trounces him.”