Taj Mahal controversy continues: Now "Shiv Aarti" performed there
The Taj Mahal controversy continues unabated. Now, Taj witnessed high drama after two men decided to perform Shiv aarti inside the monument. A video of this incident also surfaced. The Central Industrial Security Force took prompt action to ensure that the situation doesn't snowball. Recently, right-wing activists have claimed that Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal after razing a Shiv temple. Here's more.
How did the event unfold?
So, how is it that the event could be filmed, despite security? CISF clarified that cellphones are allowed on the Taj premises. They claimed the two men were not carrying anything suspicious. However, once the visitors alerted the CISF that two men had kept pooja articles near the graves and were doing Shiv aarti, required measures were taken.
Earlier, Hindu Yuva Vahini had chanted Shiv Chalisa inside Taj
Meanwhile, this isn't the first time that such a stunt was carried out within Taj. In October, Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV) activists had created a furore by chanting Shiva Chalisa inside Taj, claiming it to be a Shiv Temple "Tejo Mahalay." They were later arrested.
Recently, Taj Mahal has fueled passion among the saffron brigade
Taj has recently been in the midst of various controversies. A storm erupted after UP CM Yogi Adityanath reportedly said that Taj does not reflect India's culture. Later, Taj was ignored in the UP state's tourism brochure. Then, BJP leaders like Sangeet Som and Laxmi Chaudhary stoked controversy by claiming that Taj was built by "traitors" and "was rightly kept out of the brochure."
