Mamata Banerjee fought for Rizwanur simply because of his religion. It helped her wean away Muslim votes from the Left Front. The Muslims, till then, used to vote en-masse for the Left parties. Rizwanur case changed the equation. Mamata was successful in portraying herself as the protector of Muslims and gained their trust and votes.
If the victim in RG Kar hospital rape-murder case had been a Muslim, Mamata Banerjee would have reacted very differently.
Mamata Banerjee fought for Rizwanur simply because of his religion. It helped her wean away Muslim votes from the Left Front. The Muslims, till then, used to vote en-masse for the Left parties. Rizwanur case changed the equation. Mamata was successful in portraying herself as the protector of Muslims and gained their trust and votes.
If the victim in RG Kar hospital rape-murder case had been a Muslim, Mamata Banerjee would have reacted very differently.