Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. CN- For India's Muslims, Votes Not Dictated by Imam During India's massive democratic exercise that wrapped up this week, political parties reached out to the country's nearly 180 million Muslims in hope of winning their vote. Many politicians sought the endorsement of imams who in turn could sway members of their community. VOA talks to Muslims in the eastern state of West Bengal who went their own way when it came to casting their ballot __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/media/video/1914669.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/media/video/1914669.html