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Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya, who previously sparked controversy with his statements about Ramcharitmanas, once more facing criticism for his comments concerning Brahminism and the Hindu. Maurya, who is a member of the UP legislative council said, "The roots of Brahminism are very deep and the reason for all the disparity is also Brahminism. There is no religion called Hindu."The video is going viral, gaining criticism.

Authorities have denied permission to hold on August 28 the VHP's Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra in Haryana's Nuh that was disrupted after communal violence in July, police said on Tuesday. The Nuh district administration on Tuesday evening rejected the application for permission moved before it by the organizers of the yatra. he development comes over a week after a 'mahapanchayat' by Hindu outfits at Pondri village in Palwal.

In Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannalamalai region, a Muslim woman named Shabana was restricted to write her Hindi examination, because of her hijab. The administration stopped her and asked her to remove Hijab if she wishes to appear for an exam. The issue soon escalated with protests and involvement of top level educational officials, who later approved Shabana to sit for exam in Hijab. However, citing unstable condition, Shabana refused to sit.

In a viral video, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said, India has ancient roots and Indian Muslims were first Hindus, as Hinduism is way older than Islam. The video which is now making rounds on social media witnesses Ghulam Nabi Azad saying, "all individuals were initially associated with Hinduism in this nation." The statement was made during a gathering in Thatri region of Doda district.

Five pilgrims were killed after a car they were travelling in was buried under the debris of a landslide at Tarsali under Chowki Phata in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district, police said on Saturday. According to officials, the victims, including one from Gujarat, were on their way to Kedarnath when the incident took place on Thursday evening. Furthermore, the IMD has issued rain and landslide alert in Uttarakhand.