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IN PHOTOS: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav attends Iftar event in Mumbai

Updated On: 14 March, 2026 10:43 PM IST | Divya Nair

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav visited Mumbai on Saturday to attend the ‘Dawat-e-Iftar’ at Islam Gymkhana. Other leaders, including SP Mumbai chief Abu Asim Azmi, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, and former minister Kapil Patil, were also present. PICS/ASHISH RAJE

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Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav visited Mumbai on Saturday to attend the ‘Dawat-e-Iftar’ at Islam Gymkhana. Other leaders, including SP Mumbai chief Abu Asim Azmi, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, and former minister Kapil Patil, were also present. PICS/ASHISH RAJE

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Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav visited Mumbai on Saturday to attend the ‘Dawat-e-Iftar’ at Islam Gymkhana. Other leaders, including SP Mumbai chief Abu Asim Azmi, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, and former minister Kapil Patil, were also present. PICS/ASHISH RAJE
<p>Yadav said India should have taken a stand against the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict which killed several women and children and has started affecting India's economy</p>

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Yadav said India should have taken a stand against the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict which killed several women and children and has started affecting India's economy

<p>Yadav exchanges greetings with Raut at the event. Later, speaking to mediapersons, Yadav, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi could have become a "vishwaguru" by sending a message of peace and preventing the war</p>

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Yadav exchanges greetings with Raut at the event. Later, speaking to mediapersons, Yadav, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi could have become a "vishwaguru" by sending a message of peace and preventing the war

<p>"There is an opportunity for the prime minister and the BJP to become a vishwaguru.... We should have taken a stand against the war. Women and children have been killed, and in India, the war is impacting our economy," Yadav told reporters</p>

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"There is an opportunity for the prime minister and the BJP to become a vishwaguru.... We should have taken a stand against the war. Women and children have been killed, and in India, the war is impacting our economy," Yadav told reporters

<p>He said sending a message of peace and stopping the war, in which many people have lost their lives, was required</p>

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He said sending a message of peace and stopping the war, in which many people have lost their lives, was required

<p>Yadav arrived in Mumbai to attend Iftaar (the evening meal to break the daily fast during the Islamic month of Ramzan) hosted by Azmi (left)</p>

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Yadav arrived in Mumbai to attend Iftaar (the evening meal to break the daily fast during the Islamic month of Ramzan) hosted by Azmi (left)

<p>Reacting to the reports of people queuing up to buy LPG cylinders amid a "shortage", Yadav said, "LPG has become 'lapata' (missing) gas which is affecting the lives of common people"</p>

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Reacting to the reports of people queuing up to buy LPG cylinders amid a "shortage", Yadav said, "LPG has become 'lapata' (missing) gas which is affecting the lives of common people"

<p>He also accused the BJP of dividing people by spreading lies, terming it an "afvajivi (rumour-mongering) party which can only spread lies, mislead, and indulge in conspiracy"</p>

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He also accused the BJP of dividing people by spreading lies, terming it an "afvajivi (rumour-mongering) party which can only spread lies, mislead, and indulge in conspiracy"

<p dir="auto">Party supporters display a unity placard at the event, as Yadav calls for peace and solidarity</p>

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Party supporters display a unity placard at the event, as Yadav calls for peace and solidarity

<p>Yadav greets members of the party at the event.&nbsp;</p>

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Yadav greets members of the party at the event. 

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