Ritesh Tiwari defeated the TMC's Atin Ghosh in Kashipur-Belgachia constituency. (File Photo)

Ritesh Tiwari, the BJP MLA for the Kashipur-Belgachia constituency in Kolkata, said Wednesday that he would not work for Muslims because not a single one of them voted for him in the recent elections.

“‘ Ek kaam unke nahi karunga aane walein panch saal mein ’ (I will not do any work for them in the upcoming five years),” the BJP MLA was seen saying in a viral video.

“In around 74 years of elections, in your area, I am the first candidate who did not get a single Muslim vote. Those who voted for me have a right over me. As for those who did not vote for me, I did not even visit their homes to seek votes. With Baba Bholenath as my witness, I say I won’t do any work for them in the upcoming five years.…