# Opinion: 'Why should only Muslims be responsible for defending secularism? TMC’s Bengal loss isn’t on us'

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Podcast: [ThePrint](https://stenobird.com/podcast/theprint-856747)
Published: 2026-05-12T10:19:08+00:00
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## Resource

"Maybe the biggest shift is to stop seeing ourselves only as a community under permanent siege, and start seeing ourselves as citizens with agency, responsibility, and the ability to shape our own future beyond fear. In the end, Muslims need a vision for the future." Watch this week's column for ThePrint by Amana Begam Ansari.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/why-should-only-muslims-be-responsible-for-defending-secularism-tmcs-bengal-loss-isnt-on-us/2925044/

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