Akhilesh Yadav visits Mukhtar Ansari's family in UP's Ghazipur

Equating the death of gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari with the Russias leader of the opposition Alexei Navalny who died in prison Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav met the family of Mukhtar Ansari and praised Umar Ansaris grandfather for their role in the freedom struggle of the countryAfter meeting the family of Mukhtar Ansari the Samajwadi Party Chief on Sunday said that whatever happened was shocking for everyoneWhatever happened was shocking for everyone Whats even more shocking is that Mukhtar Ansari himself said that he was being poisoned Did Manu and Umar Ansaris grandfather not have any role to play during the freedom struggle The government wants to hide these things the SP chief told reportersAkhilesh Yadav lauded the contribution of the family of Ansari and said that his family is involved in the welfare of the poorSometimes people sitting far away do not realise the image of a person He was not how we were presented to the people This family is still involved in the welfare of the poor This is why thousands of people gathered here and gave a message to the family that they stand with the them in these times How can we accept that this was a natural death Even in Russia the leader of the opposition was poisoned and killed inside jail he addedMeanwhile Alexey Navalny who passed away at the age of 47 on February 16 according to the Russian prison service had long been a persistent critic of President Vladimir Putin exposing corruption at high levels advocating against the ruling United Russia party and organising major antigovernment protests in recent years CNN reportedMukhtar Ansaris son Umar Ansari said that Akhilesh Yadav came and met the family and he boosted our confidenceMy mother and brother were not there My relationship with my father is different but millions of others considered my father as their messiah He gave courage to not just the family but to all the followers of my father We will fight a legal battle and have faith in our judiciary Not just Muslims but people of all castes and faiths still come and pay their respects at his grave he addedMukhtar Ansari passed away at Banda Medical College Hospital in Uttar Pradesh after he suffered a cardiac arrest on March 28In April 2023 Mukhtar Ansari was convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai by an MPMLA court He was sentenced to life in prison on March 13 2024 in a case related to the use of forged documents for obtaining an arms licence in 1990This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever