The father of Mukesh, the Hindu shop owner in Bengaluru, said his son was playing the Hanuman Bhajans softly inside the shop since it was time for their evening puja, yet he was thrashed by the Muslim youths.
Meanwhile, New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban described the move to allow Azaan calls without permission as part of the NYPD's community engagement and ongoing crime-fighting initiatives.
Kapol Vidyanidhi International School in Mumbai came under fire after a video of Azaan being relayed during the school's morning assembly session went viral on social media
KS Eshwarappa had recently questioned whether Allah will listen to prayers only if loudspeakers are used to call him has now said that mosques constructed after destroying Hindu temples will be demolished.