The history of the political iftar shows an interesting shift from the personal to the political and governmental space, and now back to an ebb. In a Parliament with a historically low representation from the Muslim community, is it time to bid goodbye to the political iftar? With this, could the political iftar be an idea whose sell-by date has passed? It was in the late 1970s that the political iftar came into its own. This year, however, the suspense in political circles over the holy month of fasting was over the fate of the political iftar “do” that brings together prominent people from the Muslim community, from political parties and from the diplomatic corps in Delhi.

Source: The Hindu July 03, 2016 18:56 UTC