Ahmedabad: Tension has taken hold over the festive mood in the city just days before Navratri begins. In the latest, Sufi Imam Mehndi Hussain, who made news for getting refused by in the year 2011, when he tried offering him the skullcap, has shot a controversial comment : “Garba is not a religious festival but entertainment for rakshasas."



Taking note of the contentious statement, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) demanded for his immediate arrest on Sunday.



Times of India quotes Ranchod Bharwad, the general secretary of VHP Gujarat saying, "the imam should be arrested. If he's not, we will hand him over to the police."



Communal tensions have prevailed in the state after some right wing groups demanded that entry of Muslims should be banned from Garba festivity. They claim that Hindu women will be molested by proponents of ‘ .’

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