Mr Longhi, who is standing to be MP for Dudley, underlined his rival's name in his letter to British Pakistani voters.
A Labour election candidate has told the BBC she is “disappointed and shocked” by a “divisive” letter sent to British Pakistani voters by her Conservative opponent.
“I work in our NHS as a physiotherapist, helping all the people of Dudley no matter what their background is," she said. Crossbench peer Lord Austin, who was the Labour MP for Dudley North from 2005 to 2019, said he had worked hard to fight racism and sectarian politics and to bring local people together.
He wrote: "Should you vote for me, I make a pledge to you that I will raise my voice for Kashmir in Parliament even more and will be at the forefront of standing up for Kashmiris in Parliament." Locals in Kashmir have long accused security forces of excesses, including beatings and torture, which Indian authorities routinely reject.
Sharing the letter, he said that in the past different parties had made pitches to voters of one ethnicity or faith but "it should not happen".
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