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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Arvind Chauhan | TNN

We will start campaign to restore original names of Muslim historical heritage sites, says Shia cleric Maulana Yasoob Abbas

LUCKNOW: Shia religious leaders will start a campaign and write letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore original names of Muslim historical heritage sites said Maulana Mohammad Mirza Yasoob Abbas to TOI, after after archaeological survey of India (ASI) raised sign board which mentioned Imambara Shah Najaf as Ghazi-ud-Din-Haider's tomb.

General secretary of all India Shia Personal Law Board, Abbas said, "There is a continuous attempt to destroy our (Muslim) history and heritage. Annually heritage sites such as Bara Imambara, Hussainabad Imambara, Imambara Shah Najaf, picture gallery, Safed Baradari and other monuments are generating crores from tourism for the government, but ASI has failed to maintain or restore the dilapidated structures. Now they have started changing names of Muslim religious sites."

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