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Now, Hindu outfit demands renaming of Qutub Minar to Vishnu Stambh, stages stir

The outfit that was holding the agitation near the UNESCO World Heritage Site was identified as Mahakal Manav Sewa.

Updated on: May 10, 2022, 14:03:27 IST
By HT News Desk, New Delhi
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Members of a fringe right-wing outfit staged a protest near Qutub Minar in Delhi on Tuesday demanding the centuries-old minarate be renamed as Vishnu Stambh.

Members of Hindu outfit Mahakal Manav Sewa protest near Qutub Minar in Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI)
Members of Hindu outfit Mahakal Manav Sewa protest near Qutub Minar in Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI)

The outfit that was holding the agitation near the UNESCO World Heritage Site in South Delhi's Mehrauli area was identified as Mahakal Manav Sewa, according to ANI inputs. Heavy police force was deployed in the area.

According to some reports, some of the fringe elements also chanted Hanuman Chalisa on the premises of the historical complex.

Last month, a Delhi court had directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) not to remove two idols of Lord Ganesha from the Qutub Minar complex here till further directions.

 
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