MANDYA/SHIVAMOGGA: Weeks after staging a protest in front of Jamia Masjid in Srirangapatna — 18km from Mysuru and the capital of erstwhile ruler Tipu Sultan — urging the Karnataka government to stop the ASI site from being used as a prayer hall, a group of activists have submitted a petition to the Mandya deputy commissioner seeking permission to offer pooja at the mosque.
The activists are office-bearers of Narendra Modi Vichar Manch and argued that the mosque was built where a Hanuman temple once stood. They further said Hindu deities are still inside Jamia Masjid.
