[Indian Express]Rise and fall of Mukhtar Ansari: The don’s long shadow on UP politics over decades
Mukhtar Ansari, the gangster-turned-politician, who always insisted to be addressed as Mokhtar (His identity proof documents carry his name as Mokhtar), had been a key player not only in the underworld but also politics of eastern UP for over 30 years irrespective of the party in power. He also ...