Contrasting Farewells! Mukhtar Ansari's funeral draws large crowd, while Vikas Dubey's father refused to go to his funeral
Security personnel in large numbers have been deployed around the Ansari residence and the burial ground, which is located at a distance of about a kilometre and a half.
People in large numbers take part in the funeral procession of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in Mohammadabad, Ghazipur
— Kreately.in (@KreatelyMedia) March 30, 2024
यही तो मज़हब की खूबसूरती है #MukhtarAnsari pic.twitter.com/HuCNhSxARz
In a post on X on Friday, Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA and Mukhtar Ansari’s nephew Suhaib Ansari informed: “My uncle Mukhtar Ansari passed away last night. Tomorrow, at 10 am, he will be buried in our Kali Bagh graveyard of Yusufpur Mohammadabad (Ghazipur). All of you are requested to pray for the forgiveness of the deceased.”
After videos of a massive gathering of gangster-turned-politicians went viral on social media, netizens wondered whether such a crowd would gather for martyrs. However, a section of the internet has already called the gangster-politician a martyr.
Uttar Pradesh: People in large numbers take part in the funeral procession of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in Mohammadabad, Ghazipur pic.twitter.com/PHGvhAJcp1
— ANI (@ANI) March 30, 2024
You won't see such a huge crowd at any Martyr's funeral..They & their love for criminals/terr0rists....
— Mr Sinha (Modi's family) (@MrSinha_) March 30, 2024
I'm speechless!! pic.twitter.com/u8h6k92MC8
From the terror!st Yakub Memon funeral to the Mukhtar Ansari funeral nothing changed.
— Being Political (@BeingPolitical1) March 30, 2024
Large Muslim turnout for Mukhtar Ansari’s funeral.
Majahb is above everything. pic.twitter.com/v9chbjSSBu
Mukhtar Ansari was not an army officer but a trrorist gangster who klled many innocent Hindus in Mau. But look at the crowd gathered to take part in his funeral procession.pic.twitter.com/iVC4zwRTSo https://t.co/3CkLB2QDis
— Āryā_Anvikṣā 🪷 (@Arya_Anviksha_) March 30, 2024
Further, some netizens also compared the funeral of Mukhtar Ansari to gangster Vikas Dubey last rites. Notably, Dubey was killed in an encounter in Kanpur in 2020 after eight police personnel were killed and six cops were injured during a police raid to nab the hardened criminal and murderer. When he was killed, his father reacted by saying that "It is for good if he is dead. If police encourage criminals like him, then how will the administration run" and added, "I will not go to his funeral". The mother of Vikas Dubey had also refused to receive the body after post-mortem.
Gangster Vikas Dubey - His Wife to Father disowned him & refused to go to his funeral or collect his ashes.
— Arun Pudur (@arunpudur) March 29, 2024
Terrorist Mukhtar Ansari - The video is worth a Thousand words.
Last week, thousands joined Funeral of Child killer Sajid funeral.
Folloies of incomplete Partition! pic.twitter.com/JdNsXpLrWc
Vid 1: "Vikas has committed heinous crimes. Whatever happened with him is for the good. We will not attend his funeral", father of Vikas Dubey.
— Sunanda Roy 👑 (@SaffronSunanda) March 29, 2024
Vid 2: For Islamists, Mafia Mukhtar Ansari was Messiah.
This the difference between the upbringing and culture of Hindus & Islamists. pic.twitter.com/JWtQDFzSm6
Gangster Vikas Dubey - His Wife to Father disowned him & refused to go to his funeral or collect his ashes.
— Ratan Sharda 🇮🇳 रतन शारदा (@RatanSharda55) March 30, 2024
Terrorist #MukhtarAnsari - is being turned into a "Shaheed" by seculars.
Last week, thousands joined Funeral of Child killer Sajid funeral.
But we are #Islamophobic ! pic.twitter.com/iYxrnr42St
Similarly, NewsBharati had reported that Mohammad Sajid's funeral, an accused in the brutal killing of minor boys in Budaun, Madhya Pradesh, had also drawn a massive Muslim mob.
Also Read: Budaun Horror: Massive Muslim mob gathered for Mohd Sajid's funeral who slit throats of two minor boys & drank their blood
Convicted in eight cases in the last two years, 63-year-old Ansari was lodged in Banda jail. A five-time MLA from Mau constituency in eastern UP, he was a history-sheeter with a total of 65 cases against him in different police stations of UP and Delhi.
The latest conviction of Mukhtar was on March 13 when he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Varanasi MP/MLA court in a case related to usage of forged documents for obtaining an arms licence in 1990. It was the eighth case in which he was convicted and sentenced by a UP court in the last two years.