Reaching out to Muslims, but without appeasing

Chief of the BJP Election Campaign Committee Narendra Modi’s targeting the Muslim vote nationally, is a first class initiative with far-reaching possibilities. This is the first time the BJP has been explicit about reaching out to Muslims nationally, and it marks a very worthwhile shift in policy. Mr Modi has indeed secured 25 per cent of the Muslim vote for the BJP in his home state of Gujarat. But this fact is not readily accepted by other Muslims who remain suspicious as of now.

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