Lulu Mall was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on July 10.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday spoke against "unnecessary remarks and staging demonstrations" over a controversy involving the Lulu Mall in Lucknow. The mall was inaugurated on July 10.
Here are five points on the controversy around Lulu Mall:
- A video of eight Muslim men offering namaz at the mall went viral on July 12. A police case was registered on complaint of mall authorities and four of these men were arrested by the police.
- But some Hindu organisations alleged violation of communal harmony and sought permission to recite the Hanuman Chalisa at the mall as a counter, which was denied. However, three Hindu men were arrested as they sought to hold prayers on July 15.
- A group later created ruckus inside the mall, accusing the mall owners of being biased towards Muslims.
- The charge was denied by the management, which provided data on those employed with it. It said in a statement that 80 per cent of its employees are Hindus.
- The mall is run by Abu Dhabi-based Lulu Group of Indian-origin billionaire Yussuf Ali MA.
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