Taj Mahal dropped from UP tourism booklet? Here's why the controversy erupted

The Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world does not excite the imagination of Yogi Adityanath's administration

LATEST NEWS:  The Taj Mahal can be one of the ‘seven wonders of the world,’ attracting millions of tourists each year, however it has didn'tcharacteristic in Uttar Pradesh’s latest tourism ebook.

The 32-page guide, which has the famed Ganga aarti as its cover photo, has been revealed to sell the traveller spots in Uttar Pradesh, but quite the maximum distinguished and famous one is lacking.

Titled Apaar Sambhavnaye or ‘Boundless opportunities’, the brochure released through the Uttar Pradesh Tourism department displays maximum of the opposite cultural and background web sites within the state, particularly the onesrelated to the Hindu non secular tourism. earlier, it changed into additionally stated that the BJP government in the country had now not included Taj Mahal as part of Uttar Pradesh's "cultural history".

Taj Mahal inappropriate to Indian subculture - UP CM

Yogi Adityanath, in advance this year, stated that Taj Mahal and other minarets - monuments made all through the medieval and Mughal generation - had been not reflective of Indian way of life.

last month, Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister made the controversial declaration that Mughals had been "plunderers" and not "our ancestors" as depicted in Indian history.

He additionally referred to as Shah Jahan "barbaric" for amputating the fingers of the artisans who constructing the Taj Mahal. "The Taj Mahal is an outstanding monument depicting Indian craftsmanship however Shahjahan amputated the fingers of artisans who made the Taj. This isn't Indian lifestyle and shows he become barbaric.

The deputy chief minister's feedback come about 3 months after his boss, Uttar Pradesh chief minister

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