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.
BJP Karnataka Chief Vijayendra Yediyurappa on Monday criticised the state government after an altercation occurred between a group of people and a shopkeeper last evening in Bengaluru for allegedly playing devotional songs during Azaan
The Hindu victim submitted a complaint at Halasuru Gate Police Station and demanded that an FIR be registered in the matter. However, Mukesh claimed that the police seemed reluctant to register an FIR
According to the victim, even though he gave all the details to the police, the Hanuman Chalisa angle was not mentioned in the FIR and the complaint was not even read to him. Later, when he was taken to the district police chief's office, he alleges that he was not heard there either.
On Sunday, Madhur Bhandarkar shared a clip from his in-flight experience, in which he saw exuberated passengers reciting the Hanuman Chalisa in unison as they headed to Ayodhya.