Bara Imambara (File)  |  Photo Credit: PTI
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: Muslim cleric and All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) secretary Maulana Yasoob Abbas has demanded a ban on the entry of tourists to Bara Imambara in Lucknow after a video of dance inside its complex has gone viral on social media.
The Muslim cleric has said that the recording of a dance video inside the Imambara (a religious place for morning congregations) has hurt the sentiments of people from the community.
He also warned that Shias will soon launch an agitation if the Uttar Pradesh government does not ban the entry of tourists to religious places. Maulana Abbas has issued a statement after continuing objections raised by religious leaders about the viral dance video.
Bara Imambara is a religious place, not a tourist place, tourists should be banned immediately, he said.
Maulana Abbas also lashed out…