New Delhi: Syed Waseem Rizvi, former chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board, accepted Hindu religion today in a Dasna temple in Ghaziabad.
Rizvi in his will had expressed that his dead body should be cremated according to the traditional Hindu ritual, and not buried after his death. Rizvi also mentioned that his funeral pyre should be lit by a Hindu seer Narasimha Ananda Sarawati of the Dasna temple in Ghaziabad.
गाजियाबाद: शिया वक्फ बोर्ड के पूर्व चेयरमैन वसीम रिज़वी ने डासना के देवी मंदिर में यति नरसिम्हानंद की मौजूदगी में अपनाया सनातन हिंदू धर्म..वसीम रिज़वी से बने हरबीर नारायण सिंह त्यागी.. pic.twitter.com/b6sEEJy866
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Muslim community in Hyderabad had earlier staged a protest against former Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizwi, who has alleged to have made objectionable comments about Prophet Mohammed in his book.
Former #UttarPradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman #WasimRizvi has a penchant for controversies. He has now released a video-recorded message expressing his desire to be cremated according to Hindu rituals and not buried. pic.twitter.com/fosUjFf4jp
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The case was lodged against Rizvi based on a complaint filed by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimee (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi over the former’s book on Prophet Mohammed.