A Conservative general election candidate shared a message on social media claiming Muslims play the “race card” and have a “nasty culture”, in the latest escalation of concern over Islamophobia in the party. The Guardian revealed on Friday that at least four ministers had gone on election campaigning trips to endorse Tory candidates accused of anti-Muslim hatred. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Linden Kemkaran retweeted a user whose Twitter biography reads ‘No to that cult, Islam’. Photograph: TwitterIn response, Kemkaran retweeted a user – whose Twitter biography reads “No to that cult, Islam” – who sent a message to Shah saying: “You are a dunce. Muslims always the victims, play race card, ‘Islamophobia’, what a crock, what a nasty culture.

Source: The Guardian December 09, 2019 12:43 UTC