Abbas Siddiqui
Pirzada Md. Abbas Siddiqui is an Islamic scholar, social activist and Indian politician who founded the Indian Secular Front political party in 2021. He is a cleric of the Furfura Sharif in Hooghly, West Bengal and is the scion of the Siddique family, which is the founder and custodian of the Furfura Sharif.
Early life
Abbas Siddiqui was born to Pirzada Ali Akbar Siddiqui. He is the great-grandson of Mohammad [Abu Bakr Siddique] who established the Silsila-e-Furfura and is the nephew of Toha Siddiqui. Siddiqui has studied Islamic Theology from Furfura Fatehia Senior Madrasah.Political career
On 21 January 2021 he formed his party Indian Secular Front which will be contesting in the 2021 [West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021 West Bengal Elections]. Initially they planned to join hands with AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi. However, that plan faltered and instead he joined hands with the Left Front and the Congress to form the Sanjukta Morcha. His party Indian Secular Front contested on a borrowed symbol from Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party which is a Bihar-based party.In 2021, Siddiqui called for beheading as punishment for disrespecting the Quran.