Selective sympathy? Support for Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in AMU students’ union polls, held after eight years

After a long gap of eight years, the time has come for the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students’ union elections, but the biggest issue in this election has not been campus problems. Instead of hostels, fees, placements, women’s safety or academic facilities, speeches and campaigning have been dominated by mentions of Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, Azam Khan, Gaza-Palestine, Iran, Sudan and the “Ummah-e-Muslima”. Presidential candidate Noman Ashraf raised the issue of political prisoners in his

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