Anaya Bangar, formerly Aryan Bangar, is child of Sanjay Bangar. After becoming trans woman, she can no longer play tier-1 and tier-2 domestic cricket and professional international cricket as per rules of ECB and ICC.
Several Hindu organisations' activists accused the organisers of the event of luring Hindu men and women to convert to Christianity with promises of financial and health benefits. Over 100 people, including women and children, were present at the event where alleged forced conversion was taking place in Raigarh.
The Haridwar district administration has also invited MLAs to the Deepotsav program including Congress MLA from Piran Kaliyar Furqan Ahmed, BSP MLA from Laksar Mohammad Shahzad, and Congress MLA from Mangalore Qazi Nizamuddin.
A 52-year-old man identified as Basavaraj Narasappa was brutally murdered by his wife and three children for allegedly refusing to convert to Christianity and questioning non-adherence of Hindu rituals at home.
Similarly, the SDPI has also supported AIMIM candidate from Aurangabad constituency Imtiaz Jaleel to make sure that the votes of the Muslim community does not get divided.
Congress leader Kamru Zzaman Choudhury's suggestion to sell temple gold for clearing India's debt during a debate has triggered controversy, prompting sharp criticism.