Fresh Embarrassment for Humayun Kabir as ‘Saudi Imam’ Denies Knowing Event Organisers

MP, 12 Dec 2025, Kolkata: In a fresh embarrassment for newly-suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir, the person who was presented as an Imam from Saudi Arabia during the foundation stone-laying ceremony of a Babri Masjid-like mosque appeared in a social media video and stated that he had no idea who was organising the programme.

A resident of Murshidabad, the man claimed in the video: “I was told by one of my companions that the foundation stone of a mosque would be laid in Murshidabad’s Bharatpur. I did not know what would be the name of the mosque or under whose supervision the programme was being organised. I was not informed about these things.”

Kabir has already stated that he has decided on the structure of his new party and its name, with plans to launch it on December 22. “I can only say that our new party will have a 75-member state committee. I have opened the doors of our party for everybody. You will see many surprises on December 22,” Kabir said. He also stated that both the BJP and TMC are his enemies. “I am fighting to push them out of power. I will give tickets for 135 seats, out of which 80-90 seats are minority-dominated and others are Hindu-dominated. My party will be secular. This party will talk about the 11.5 crore people of Bengal,” he added.

Kabir continues to trigger controversies one after another. The Trinamool Congress has already raised questions about his credibility, asking how a person who had contested on the BJP’s ticket in 2019 could speak about the setting up of a Babri Masjid-like mosque.