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Sadiq Khan has received a lot of racist abuse and death threats since being elected Mayor of London

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

By: Keerthi Mohan

Sadiq Khan has had to deal with death threats and racial abuses since being elected as Mayor of London in 2016. As part of his speech at the South by Southwest Conference in Texas, the Labour politician said he has been called a “gay muzzie terrorist” and even threatened with death. Khan has also received messages saying he “looks like a pigeon” or a “s*** stunt double for Jose Mourinho.” “I say kill the mayor of London and you’ll be rid of one Muslim terrorist,” Khan read aloud. “I’d pay for someone to execute Sadiq Khan.” “I could go on and on,…

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