Farooq Abdullah condemns vandalisation of UP mausoleum

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-13 07:11:43 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-13 09:46:33

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Recent events at the Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti mausoleum in Uttar Pradesh have attracted the attention of local authorities, as well as Muslim leader Farooq Abdullah. The site, a venerated place of burial for the founder of the Chishti order of Islam, was found desecrated with graffiti and multiple tombstones damaged. Abdullah, a former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, expressed his condemnation of the vandalism, emphasizing the need for peace and respect for religious sites.

Yesterday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed his sadness and assured that the authorities would restore the graves and take strict action to catch the perpetrators.

The vandalism has outraged Muslims worldwide and has been called a 'direct assault on Islamic faith and sentiments'. The Press Information Bureau of India tweeted that the government will take action against any perpetrators found to be involved in the vandalism.

Remains to be seen how the situation evolves, especially with increasing tensions between Hindus and Muslims in India.

galvanizing people to protect and respect religious places and symbols.

Khwaja Ghar Ziarat in Ajmer, Rajasthan, is one of the most sacred Sufi sites in India, and indeed South Asia, attracting thousands of pilgrims every year.

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