Taj Mahal Controversy

Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde, who is not new to courting controversy with his bizarre takes on sensitive issues, waded into the territory of wild theories on Sunday with comments from who built the Taj Mahal to how to keep "Hindu girls" safe.

Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde, who is not new to courting controversy with his bizarre takes on sensitive issues, waded into the territory of wild theories on Sunday with comments from who built the Taj Mahal to how to keep "Hindu girls" safe.

Yogi Adityanath made his first visit as Chief Minister to the country's most popular tourist spot today - he visited the Taj Mahal amid extensive commentary against the 17th century monument by several leaders from his party, the BJP, and asserted, "Why get into who built the Taj and why? What is important is that it was built with the labour of In...

Yogi Adityanath's predecessor Akhilesh Yadav has mocked the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's visit to the Taj Mahal and his broom-wielding cleanliness drive there, alleging he was forced to go after a row over controversial statements made by leaders of his party the BJP against the famous 17th century architectural marvel.

Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, arrived at the Taj Mahal in Agra on Thursday morning to cheers "Jai Shri Ram." It's his first visit to the monument as chief minister, the first also by any BJP chief minister, and is seen as damage control after he and other party leaders made several controversial statements about the dazzling marble...

AGRA: Yogi Adityanath picked up the broom today as he arrived at the spectacular Taj Mahal in Agra amid a series of controversial statements by some leaders and ministers from his party, the BJP, against the 17th-century monument including denouncing it as "a blot on Indian culture". At a public meeting later, the 45-year-old Chief Minister, refer...

Amid the controversy over BJP leader Sangeet Som's remarks on the Taj Mahal, Haryana Minister Anil Vij today described the monument as a "beautiful graveyard".

The Taj Mahal, which has been in the centre of controversies, has finally found a place of pride in the 2018 calender brought out by the Uttar Pradesh government.

The Taj Mahal was "built by the blood and sweat of Indians", Yogi Adityanath said today, tackling a controversy over a leader of his party BJP describing the world-renowned monument as a "blot on Indian culture" and a "symbol of slavery... built by traitors".

After a BJP leader's controversial comments describing the Taj Mahal has a "blot on Indian culture", Samajwadi Party lawmaker Azam Khan said today, "Why only Taj Mahal, Parliament and Rashtrapati Bhavan are also symbols of slavery and should be demolished."

Before you dismiss the statement on Taj Mahal as a publicity stunt by a divisive leader, beware, the government is testing waters. It is trying to understand, gauge and explore new grounds that can further and fuel its narrative.

The world-renowned Taj Mahal has been dragged into a row after it was left out of the Uttar Pradesh tourism booklet recently. Now Sangeet Som, a controversial lawmaker of the ruling BJP, has called it a "blot on Indian culture" and a monument built by "traitors".

A 70-million-dollar unfinished mega mansion dubbed 'Taj Mahal on-the-Swan' owned by controversial Indian billionaire businessman Pankaj Oswal in Australia's Perth is set to be torn down by the city council, amid allegations of unpaid taxes and violation of building code.

"Who does the Taj Mahal belong to?" - an MP on Monday raised this question in Parliament on the legendary 16th century monument that has been dragged into controversy by politicians across parties.

Senior Samajwadi Party leader and state Minority Affairs Minister Azam Khan today triggered a controversy when he demanded that the iconic Taj Mahal be handed over to the Sunni Waqf Board since it was a mausoleum of two Muslims.

Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde, who is not new to courting controversy with his bizarre takes on sensitive issues, waded into the territory of wild theories on Sunday with comments from who built the Taj Mahal to how to keep "Hindu girls" safe.

Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde, who is not new to courting controversy with his bizarre takes on sensitive issues, waded into the territory of wild theories on Sunday with comments from who built the Taj Mahal to how to keep "Hindu girls" safe.

Yogi Adityanath made his first visit as Chief Minister to the country's most popular tourist spot today - he visited the Taj Mahal amid extensive commentary against the 17th century monument by several leaders from his party, the BJP, and asserted, "Why get into who built the Taj and why? What is important is that it was built with the labour of In...

Yogi Adityanath's predecessor Akhilesh Yadav has mocked the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's visit to the Taj Mahal and his broom-wielding cleanliness drive there, alleging he was forced to go after a row over controversial statements made by leaders of his party the BJP against the famous 17th century architectural marvel.

Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, arrived at the Taj Mahal in Agra on Thursday morning to cheers "Jai Shri Ram." It's his first visit to the monument as chief minister, the first also by any BJP chief minister, and is seen as damage control after he and other party leaders made several controversial statements about the dazzling marble...

AGRA: Yogi Adityanath picked up the broom today as he arrived at the spectacular Taj Mahal in Agra amid a series of controversial statements by some leaders and ministers from his party, the BJP, against the 17th-century monument including denouncing it as "a blot on Indian culture". At a public meeting later, the 45-year-old Chief Minister, refer...

Amid the controversy over BJP leader Sangeet Som's remarks on the Taj Mahal, Haryana Minister Anil Vij today described the monument as a "beautiful graveyard".

The Taj Mahal, which has been in the centre of controversies, has finally found a place of pride in the 2018 calender brought out by the Uttar Pradesh government.

The Taj Mahal was "built by the blood and sweat of Indians", Yogi Adityanath said today, tackling a controversy over a leader of his party BJP describing the world-renowned monument as a "blot on Indian culture" and a "symbol of slavery... built by traitors".

After a BJP leader's controversial comments describing the Taj Mahal has a "blot on Indian culture", Samajwadi Party lawmaker Azam Khan said today, "Why only Taj Mahal, Parliament and Rashtrapati Bhavan are also symbols of slavery and should be demolished."

Before you dismiss the statement on Taj Mahal as a publicity stunt by a divisive leader, beware, the government is testing waters. It is trying to understand, gauge and explore new grounds that can further and fuel its narrative.

The world-renowned Taj Mahal has been dragged into a row after it was left out of the Uttar Pradesh tourism booklet recently. Now Sangeet Som, a controversial lawmaker of the ruling BJP, has called it a "blot on Indian culture" and a monument built by "traitors".

A 70-million-dollar unfinished mega mansion dubbed 'Taj Mahal on-the-Swan' owned by controversial Indian billionaire businessman Pankaj Oswal in Australia's Perth is set to be torn down by the city council, amid allegations of unpaid taxes and violation of building code.

"Who does the Taj Mahal belong to?" - an MP on Monday raised this question in Parliament on the legendary 16th century monument that has been dragged into controversy by politicians across parties.

Senior Samajwadi Party leader and state Minority Affairs Minister Azam Khan today triggered a controversy when he demanded that the iconic Taj Mahal be handed over to the Sunni Waqf Board since it was a mausoleum of two Muslims.