Akhara Parishad hails renaming of Mughal museum after Shivaji

Prayagraj: The president of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) Mahant Narendra Giri on Tuesday hailed the decision of UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath to rename Mughal Museum in Agra after Chhatrapati Shivaji and condemned Ram Temple Trust secretary Champat Rai for his recent remarks on Maharashtra chief minister.
Giri heavily endorsed CM Yogi’s decision of renaming the Mughal Museum in Agra after Maratha King Shivaji. “Mughals cannot be our heroes as they were invaders and exploited our masses. Our buildings and monuments cannot be named after them. In fact, the ones already named after Mughals should be renamed after Indians who sacrificed their lives for the nation,” said Giri. Not only the saint community, but the entire country supports this decision of CM Yogi, he added. Referring to the comment of Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai on saints banning the entry of Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray in Ayodhya, Giri said the remark was arrogant.“The statement made by Rai shows that he has developed arrogance, he is an old leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and should remember his stature. If a saint (Raju Das) made a statement, Rai should not have contradicted it in the way he did,” said Giri. An arrogant, egoistic person does not last long, he added.
“What Sant Raju Das of Hanumangarhi had said against Maharashtra CM was just a symbolic protest. The seer community is angry over callousness of the Maharashtra government in punishing those lynched two seers of Juna Akhara and their diver in Palghar,” Giri said.
No one’s entry is prohibited, but Rai should have refrained from making such an arrogant remark. He further said that no saint should issue such statements as no one has the right to stop any person of Sanatan Dharma from visiting a holy city or temple.