Uttar Pradesh: Agra Clerics Ask Muslims To Stay Away From Events Organised by Self-Styled Godman Dhirendra Shastri Alias Bageshwar Dham Sarkar
Shastri, the head priest of Bageshwar Dham, a Hanuman temple in Gada village of Chhattarpur district in Madhya Pradesh, has been in controversy recently. In his community meeting, the godman claims to solve people's problems and draws huge crowds.
Agra, February 19: In a significant development, clerics in Agra have asked Muslims not to participate in any event organised by Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham.
Shastri, the head priest of Bageshwar Dham, a Hanuman temple in Gada village of Chhattarpur district in Madhya Pradesh, has been in controversy recently. In his community meeting, the godman claims to solve people's problems and draws huge crowds. Self-Styled Godman Dhirendra Shastri Alias Bageshwar Dham Sarkar Receives Death Threats Over Phone; Madhya Pradesh Police Registers Case.
Mohammed Sharif Kala, the manager of the Agra mosque, said that Dhirendra Shastri was talking about breaking the country and Muslims had been asked to keep away from him. "By declaring Sanathan Dharma as supreme, he claims to be establishing a Hindu Rashtra and demeaning the Muslim community," he explained. Self-Styled Godman Dhirendra Shastri Alias Bageshwar Dham Sarkar Says 'Support Me for A Hindu Nation'.
The Bhartiya Muslim Vikas Parishad has also supported the cleric and said that action should be taken against the godman for his controversial statements against the Muslim community.
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