Mumbai, Jan. 25 -- The political climate in Mumbai, particularly in the Mumbra suburb, turned volatile on Sunday after AIMIM's youngest councillor, 22-year-old Sahar Shaikh, once again drew criticism for publicly repeating the slogan "Kaisa haraya" (how we defeated them), days after submitting a written apology over her controversial victory speech remark about "painting Mumbra green".
The fresh controversy erupted during a media interaction following Shaikh's victory from Ward 30 in the Thane Municipal Corporation elections held on January 15, when AIMIM Maharashtra president Imtiaz Jaleel prompted the newly elected corporator to repeat the slogan. Shaikh delivered it in a sarcastic tone, which critics interpreted as a direct taunt at pol...