AIMIM severs ties with Humayun Kabir’s party in West Bengal after viral video clip

AIMIM ends alliance with Humayun Kabir's party in West Bengal, citing concerns over remarks questioning Muslim integrity ahead of elections.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has severed its short-lived alliance with Humayun Kabir’s party and announced that it will contest the forthcoming West Bengal Assembly elections independently.

In a statement issued on X on early Friday (April 10, 2026) the party said recent remarks attributed to Mr. Kabir had raised concerns. Any statements, they said, that questioned the integrity of Muslims cannot be associated with, underscoring that AIMIM could not be associated with such positions

Humayun Kabir's revelations have shown how vulnerable Bengal's Muslims are. That AIMIM cannot associate with any statements where integrity of Muslims is brought into question. As of today, AIMIM has withdrawn its alliance with Kabir's party. Bengal's Muslims are one of the…

Announcing an end to the alliance with Mr. Kabir’s party with immediate effect, AIMIM underlined that it would now fight the polls independently in that State. The party said it would contest the elections on its own and would not enter into any alliance going forward.

AIMIM also highlighted what it described as the socio-economic marginalisation of Muslims in West Bengal, stating that the community remained among the “poorest, neglected and oppressed” despite decades of secular governance.

Reiterating its broader electoral strategy, the party said its decision to contest independently was aimed at providing marginalised communities with an “independent political voice.”