Taj Mahal Controversy

In response to an email threat, Bomb Disposal Squads (BDS) and local police swiftly arrived at the Mughal-era monument, conducting a thorough search operation to ensure the safety of the premises

Anil Vij is known for making controversial tweets and statements

Azam Khan said Babri Masjid was destroyed as people believed there was a temple, Taj Mahal may now be destroyed

Critics had attacked the state government over the omission of the Taj Mahal from the UP tourism brochure saying that the BJP was working on its Hindutva agenda

Khan's remark came after BJP MLA Sangeet Som questioned the Taj Mahal's place in the country's history

He also said no one could stop the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya and Krishna Mandir in Mathura

"Even Hyderabad House in Delhi was built by "Traitor" will Modi stop hosting Foreign Dignitaries?" he asked

With more backpackers visiting the Taj Mahal than any other monument in UP, neglecting the mausoleum could hurt the state's tourism industry

'What Hindus want, we are going to do,' a BJP spokesperson said during a TV discussion about why UP had failed to include the monument in a tourism booklet