Rajdeep Sardesai heaps praises on gangsters Mukhtar Ansari and Atiq Ahmed

In Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi authorities’s motion in opposition to the mafia continues in Uttar Pradesh as CM Yogi not too long ago stated within the state meeting that the ‘mafias will be reduced to the ground’ (mitti mein mila denge).  The debate regarding mafias has heated up throughout the nation within the wake of the Prayagraj capturing incident that occurred in broad daylight and the Yogi authorities’s motion. In such a debate on TV, Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai was seen commending Mukhtar Ansari and Atiq Ahmed throughout his debate present. He saved applauding them all through the present as he recalled their hospitality.

India Today consulting editor Rajdeep Sardesai mentioned his encounter with the mafia whereas collaborating within the Netanagari present of the web site and YouTube channel The LallanTop, which is a part of the Indian Today group. He claimed that “I met two gentlemen in 1996 during the UP assembly elections. Mukhtar Ansari and Atiq Ahmed were two of the people. I will always remember a special thing about these two.”

He stated that within the 90s, the matter of criminal-politician nexus was an ‘interesting topic’ for journalists in English media. He met the mafia don turned politicians whereas making a program on such folks forward of a UP election in 1996.

When Rajdeep Sardesai was talking, footage of Mukhtar Ansari and Atiq Ahmed had been displayed on the tv display. Mesmerized by Mukhtar Ansari’s moustache, Rajdeep Sardesai claimed that “Mukhtar Ansari’s moustache makes him appear to have a distinctive character in the pictures shown on the television. But they both fed me a delicious dinner.”

Rajdeep continues by saying that not like what one may assume after studying about these dons, each of them acted in a really courteous method. Sardesai additionally added that his spouse Sagarika Ghose additionally met Atiq Ahmed. Rajedeep then describes how Atiq Ahmed met with Sagarika in a good method and spoke to Sagarika with ‘Tehzeeb’.

Rajdeep said that he had reminded Atiq Ahmed that the Lok Sabha seat Phulpur, from which he had received, was the primary parliamentary constituency of India’s first Prime Minister. This made Atiq chuckle. Rajdeep describes how Atiq preferred to pose for footage in entrance of the Nehru statue near the Parliament home.

Rajdeep shares with curiosity the anecdotes of the connection of mafias with pictures and the way photograph pleasant they’re. Rajdeep additionally talked in regards to the tandoori rooster he had at Mukhtar Ansari’s dinner. “Very good tandoori chicken. I said to Mukhtar Ansari that he makes delicious food,” Rajdeep Sardesai stated.

As Rajdeep Sardesai continues speaking about his interactions with the mafia dons, He is then interrupted by the present’s host, Saurabh Dwivedi, who informs him that as a result of he’s sharing private recollections on this system, the video will go viral. He additionally stated that the dialogue has taken place within the context of the latest homicide of Umesh Pal, displaying how Atiq Ahmed is operating his felony empire from jail. To this, Rajdeep finds nothing fallacious in heaping praises on mafias like Mukhtar Ansari and Atiq Ahmed. 

Their total dialogue will be heard from the forty eighth minute onwards of the video.

“What is wrong with it if there isn’t a problem?” Rajdeep Sardesai responded. He stated that he talked about the tandoori rooster as a result of audiences of the present ought to know different elements of the lives of the gangsters additionally, as everybody already is aware of that they’re criminals.

Even although Rajdeep might not discover something fallacious in eulogizing the mafias’ first rate mannerisms and tandoori rooster, it can’t be refuted that each of them have dozens of homicide and different felony instances filed in opposition to them. 52 instances have been filed in opposition to Mukhtar Ansari alone, together with many murders, together with that of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai.

Despite all this, it stays finest recognized to Rajdeep solely why is he making an attempt to current a ‘positive image’ of each the gangsters earlier than the society.