“It’s not the Election Commission, it’s a WhatsApp commission,” Mamata Banerjee exclaimed on Wednesday before the Chief Justice of India’s bench in the Supreme Court.

The name Mohammad Deepak has been trending widely on social media, with users sharing reels, posts and debates around it. Many have been left wondering who this person is and why his name, a mix of Muslim and Hindu identities, is drawing attention.

The political battle between the Assam Congress and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has intensified ahead of next year’s Legislative Assembly elections.