New Delhi: The Karnataka High Court upheld local authorities’ decision of allowing Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on Hubbali’s Idgah ground on Tuesday in a late-night hearing. The court found that the property belongs to the Dharwad municipality and Anjuman-e-Islam and was on a leaseholder for 999 years at a fee of Re 1 per year.
On Wednesday morning, the idol of Lord Ganesha was installed as per the rituals in the Puja Pandal prepared on the ground amid heavy security.
Sriram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik told the media, “We performed the prayers within the legal framework. Some miscreants had attempted to stop us but we performed our Pooja, which is not only a matter of joy for the people of Hubballi but also across north Karnataka”.
Meanwhile, the pious celebration on the Hubbali-Dharwad’s Idgah ground didn’t go well with The Washington Post opinion columnist Rana Ayyub, who is often seen lauding the ‘Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb’ in the country.
In her recent tweet, Ayyub wrote, “Imagine having all the land at your disposal but wanting to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi in an Idgah. This sickness”.
Netizens were quick to dig out Ayyub’s old tweets lauding the Sikhs and Hindu communities to open doors of their Gurudwaras and Temples for the persons of Muslim faith, while slamming her hypocrisy.
Check several reactions here:
This is altra sickness ??@RanaAyyub #GaneshChaturthi pic.twitter.com/lwdzrm8baj
— Nitish Kumar?? (@NitishK97094) August 31, 2022
Irony and hypocrisy choked to death after reading @RanaAyyub‘s tweet. pic.twitter.com/BwwIbeabOa
— Shadaayi- (@Shadaayi) August 31, 2022
Yes,It’s sickness of 11 days,we celebrate festival on our land. It has a very long cultural base. The whole year people accomplish the prayer on road is not sickness, They block the roads it’s not sickness @RanaAyyub?? Already our motherland is divided on religion choice is yours pic.twitter.com/JOFkL3EfML
— Sunny Tonny ???? (@SunnyTonny3) August 31, 2022
Imagine having 50+ Muslim majority countries yet insisting to live in the Western Christian dominated ones & Hindu majority India ,bullying them to apply Sharia laws,take all grants,subsidies for Wakf & Aukaf Boards,Hajj with lands while Hindus have no control over their temples pic.twitter.com/4DnARdUpKD
— Arshia Malik (@arshiaunis) August 31, 2022
@RanaAyyub This Sickness. pic.twitter.com/1nKAAt179J
— KafirOphobia (@socialgreek1) August 31, 2022
This Washington post propagandist made a communally insensitive remark, knowing very well people will remind her instances where non-Muslims hosted Muslims for namaz offering.
This lady, Rana Ayyub is THE TRUE representation of Islamic thought. Hypocrite.Liar.Dishonest. https://t.co/TYUEBJCsXd— Chai-sexual (@chuskiLife) August 31, 2022
Paris has so many mosques but these people just want to hinder traffic and wish to occupy main roads. Sickening@RanaAyyub https://t.co/0W6PUlPwkP
— Sriram (@Raminations) August 31, 2022
Hello aunty, its not a matter of land.
Its a matter of Bhai chara
Its a matter of freedom to worship
Its a matter of SecularismSecularism cannot be a one way traffic, tell your brotherhood @RanaAyyub https://t.co/yJDovJ2quz
— Nirikshana ? (@i_Nirikshana) August 30, 2022
