"Many people were worried that the Taj Mahal was removed from the list of historical places in the UP tourism booklet. What history are we talking about? The man who built Taj Mahal imprisoned his father. He wanted to massacre Hindus. If this is history, then it is very unfortunate and we will change this history, I guarantee you" Mr Som said at a rally in Meerut on Sunday.
Hours later, Mr Som issued a clarification. "I don't oppose Taj Mahal. It's a beautiful heritage. I oppose the Mughals who built it and how they've been portrayed in history," he said.
BJP's Sangeet Som is among the politicians accused of role in instigating riots in Muzaffarnagar in 2013
Mr Som is notorious for his inflammatory speeches and is among the politicians charged with instigating riots that left over 60 dead and tens of thousands displaced in Muzaffarnagar in 2013.
The Taj Mahal, built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, attracts millions of foreign and Indian tourists each year. But the 17th century marble mausoleum was missing from a booklet released recently to mark six months of the BJP government.
Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party, reacting to Mr Som's comments, said: "Will (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) stop hoisting national flag from a monument built by traitors (Red Fort)? I challenge them to say it to UNESCO that they should remove it from list of world heritage sites."
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