TAP TO UNMUTE BJP MP Vinay Katiyar (File image) | Photo Credit: ANI

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party’s rabble-rouser MP Vinay Katiyar has made yet another controversial comment calling for the destruction of the Taj Mahal in Agra, adding that only the temple ‘Tejo Mahal” should exist in its place.

Vinay Katiyar, who has previously claimed that the famous mausoleum in Agra was a Hindu temple called “Tejo Mahal,” made this comment when asked about the 'Taj Mahostav' being held in Agra.

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“There is not much of a difference between ‘Taj’ and ‘Tej’. It is a good thing that a festival is being organised but this Taj Mahal is not the one that existed during the time of Aurangzeb. It was our temple. Now it has become a cremation ground. A time will come when the cremation ground inside the Taj will be destroyed by some administrator. Only our temple will exist and only the pillars that exist around it will stand,” Katiyar stated.

This is not the first time the BJP MP has called for the Taj Mahal’s destruction and he is not the only party leader to target the monument.

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BJP MLA Sangeet Som triggered controversy when he had stated that the Taj Mahal was built by “traitors” and that it cannot be a part of the Indian history.

Both the leaders, however, were handed a snub when Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath mentioned clearly that Taj Mahal is a part of India's heritage and it does not matter who built it.