Taj Mahal to be renamed as Ram Mahal?

Taj Mahal to be renamed as Ram Mahal?

Singh, known for his controversial remarks, had in 2018 too demanded that Taj Mahal be renamed as Ram Mahal

Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from Uttar Pradesh, Surendra Singh has stirred up a controversy after he claimed that Taj Mahal would soon be renamed as Ram Mahal. Singh, who represents the Bairia constituency, also argued that the 17th century monument of love used to be a temple of Lord Shiva.

Hailing Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji, Singh said the mausoleum would be renamed during Yogi's tenure itself.

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"Shivaji's descendants have arrived in the land of Uttar Pradesh. Just as Samarth Guru Ramdas gave Shivaji to India, similarly Gorakhnath ji has given Yogi Adityanath to Uttar Pradesh," he said.

The MLA's remarks came two days after three members of the Hindu Mahasabha, including a woman, were arrested on Thursday for offering prayers to Lord Shiva inside the Taj Mahal compound.

Singh, known for his controversial remarks, had in 2018 too demanded that Taj Mahal be renamed as Ram Mahal or Krishna Mahal to give it an Indian identity.

Meanwhile, a case was registered against the three persons who were apprehended by Central Industrial Security Force personnel deployed at the monument and handed over to the police.

Police said Meena Diwakar, the provincial president of the Hindu Mahasabha, started praying along with the other two on a bench near the central tank in the complex.

The Mughal-era monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

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