It resembles violence while calling on the Hindu group to remove the grave of the Muslim ruler

The invitation of the Hindu militant group to remove the tomb of the Mongol Governor in the seventeenth century ignited tensions with Muslims in the West Indian state of Mahara, which led to mass violence and the imposition of a curfew.

The violence, which occurred this week in Nagbur, focuses on the tomb of Uranzib, which the Hindu nationalists love as a tyrant who brutal Hindus.

The clashes were contained in the middle of the week, and the demand for the grave may not have preceded it. But the strait showed how Hindus seized the right -wing history of the Islamic rule of India to stir grievances today against 200 million Muslims in the country.

The problem started on Monday, which, according to the Hindu calendar, is the anniversary of the birth of Chattabati Shivaji, a high -ranking Hindu king who fought Orange. Nagpur Unit of right -wing Hindu Organization, Vishwa Hindu Parishad or VHP, He called for the removal of the Aurangzeb grave from the state, which was the headquarters of the Shevagi Empire.

The grave is located about 300 miles from Nagpur, in the Chhatrapati sambhajinagar area. His name was Asrangabad, which was known as Aurangabad, a name derived from the name of the Mongol Emperor, the region was renamed after Ibn Shivaji in 2023.

Amit Bagbay, a VHP volunteer, said that the members of the Hindu group protested in front of the Shevagi statue in Nagbur on Monday afternoon and burned a doll from the ruler wrapped in a green cloth, a color of spiritual importance in Islam.

Police said that rumors that the fabric had had verses from the Qur’an printed on riots in that evening. Mr. Bajbay denied these rumors.

He said: “During the protest, our simple slogan was that the tomb of Uranzeeb should be removed from Maharashtra.” “It is correct that a doll wrapped with a green cloth, but there was nothing printed on it.”

Property rioters with stones and burning vehicle vehicle. Dozens of people, including police officers, were injured. Violence was mostly limited on Monday night, but the curfew is still in place, and dozens of people were arrested.

On Tuesday, Divindra Fadadavis, Prime Minister of Maharashtra, blamed the violence in the Bollywood movie “Chhava”, which was released slightly more than a month ago and visualized the conflict between Urangazib and Ibn Shivaji.

“The” lust “ignited people’s anger against Uranzib.

Urnestib, the sixth emperor of the Mongols, ascended to the throne by killing his brother and imprisoning his father, Shah Jahan, who built Taj Mahal. Aurangzeb rule on the Indian subcontinent, including Delhi, from 1658 to his death in 1707 and sought to expand the Mongol Empire.

Hindu leaders and groups have taken the target of Aurangzeb before. During a speech in Varanasi in 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the conflict between Aurangzeb and Shivaji to highlight the courage of the Hindu king.

“To all Uranzep, who comes here, Chevagi will rise,” said Mr. Modi, the leader.

Some historians challenge the assurances that the conflict between the two rulings was driven by religion. Suhail Hashemi, an expert in the history and heritage of Delhi, said that Hindus and Muslims fought on both sides at the time.

He said: “Religion is not in the picture.” “It is two feudal lords fighting.”