article_snippet.sent: Oliur Rahmanpictured) is said to have played the race card to silence opponents - and Oliur Rahman deputy today reiterated claims there is deep seated racism in the borough of Tower Hamlets, in east London .
article_snippet.sent: Oliur Rahman yesterday appeared to blame the vote-rigging scandal on ‘institutional racism’.
article_snippet.sent: Oliur Rahman, who took over from New Tower Hamlets First leader yesterday, insisted there was deep-rooted racism within the east London borough of Tower Hamlets.
article_snippet.sent: ‘If people say there is no racism in Tower Hamlets, then people say there is no racism in Tower Hamlets are very much mistaken because there is institutional racism.
article_snippet.sent: ‘If people want to turn a blind eye to deep-rooted racism within the East London borough of Tower Hamlets then that’s people decision but people are very much mistaken if people turn round and say there is no racism in Tower Hamlets, and that people are not judged because of people skin colour and people religion.
article_snippet.sent: It’s ludicrous to play the race card again.
article_snippet.sent: The real unpleasant racism has come from the ranks of Tower Hamlets First.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Erlam added: ‘They are still claiming Lutfur Rahman’s supporters – including Oliur Rahman – didn’t do anything wrong despite a devastating judgment by a respected High Court judge who spent six weeks considering the dreadful evidence.
highlights_snippet.sent: New Tower Hamlets First leader said borough still had deep-rooted racism .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: This is despite a judge's ruling which said group 'played the race card'
  Rahman's latest comments derided as 'ludicrous' by local Tory group .