Election musings - VI

India's first mosque?

The historic Zeenath Baksh mosque in Bunder, Mangalroe is now ready for Muslim fraternity for offering their prayers. This mosque, which is known to be Jumma Masjid of Mangalore is a historical mosque constructed in seventh century by Muslim Arab Traders in the coastal belt, which was known as Kanara district, comprising of Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada (including Udupi district) and Kasargod district.

According to historians after the advent of Islam, Muslim Arab Traders had very cordial relationship with the Rulers of Western coastal belt of this country. The history revealed that there were many rich traders, from the Muslim Community in the Western Coastal belt dealing with the traders of the Middle East Countries through the Arabian Sea. Consequent on the advent of Islam in the early stage, a team of Arab Muslim Traders, under the Leadership of Hazarath Mohammed Malik Bin Dinar, had visited Malabar and landed at Koranganoor, and attracted not only the people of the soil but also the ten ruler, Raja Cheruman Permal, by their well behavior in the contact, honesty in trade, discipline in dealings, and peaceful religious and pious life within the doctrines of Islam. The then ruler accommodated and provided them proper facilities for living, place for trading and also land for building Mosques. [link]

Then of course it didn't remain so cordial for long. We had Islamic rule for close to a thousand years. Then about 200 years of Brits. Then came the seculars. 

So, the significance of this election is basically this: will Hindus come under foreign rule once again or will there be a temporary breach? 

Why does this man look constipated?