A Bollywood blockbuster portrayed one of India’s Mughal rulers as a villain. Now people want to destroy his tomb
Riots break out in Nagpur after the release of the film Chhaava, with right-wing Hindu groups threatening to tear down the ...
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Riots over a dead Muslim ruler put Narendra Modi in a tight spot
A potential successor to Mr Modi has also come out against the violence. Nitin Gadkari, the BJP minister for roads, appealed ...
Indian city sets curfew after Hindu groups demand demolition of 17th century Muslim ruler’s tomb
Tensions over the Mughal ruler have intensified in India after the release of Bollywood movie “Chhaava,” an action film based ...
India orders curfew after violence over tomb of 17th-century Muslim ruler
Authorities clamped indefinite curfew on parts of the Indian city of Nagpur after more than a dozen police officers were hurt ...
Violence Flares as Hindu Group Calls for Removal of Muslim Ruler’s Tomb
The tensions showed how right-wing Hindu leaders and organizations in India use historical grievances to fuel contemporary tensions.
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A Bollywood blockbuster portrayed one of India’s Mughal rulers as a villain. Now people want to destroy his tomb
A Bollywood film that portrays the capture and execution of an Indian warrior king by a 17th century Mughal ruler has fuelled street protests and demands from right-wing groups to demolish the ...
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Curfew set in Indian city after Hindu groups demand demolition of Muslim ruler’s tomb
The city was earlier called Aurangabad, after the Mughal ruler. Aurangzeb is a loathed figure among India’s Hindu nationalists, who accuse him of persecuting Hindus during his rule in the 17th ...