Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose party and government flaunt their Ayodhya campaign credentials, on Monday ran into an attempt by Hindutva proponents to legally bar him from paying homage at an Islamic shrine they claim was built after destroying a temple. The Supreme Court, however, refused to entertain the petitioners’ oral request for urgent listing on Monday of their plea, which seeks to restrain Modi from offering the traditional chadar at the tomb of Sufi saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer Sharif. A PTI report said Union minority affairs minister Kiren Rijiju offered a chadar at Ajmer Sharif on behalf of the central government on Monday. This is regarding the offer of chadar by the Hon’ble Prime Minister at the Ajmer Sharif dargah,” he said. Justice Kant said the court would consider the request if the petitioner filed a proper application before the registry for scrutiny.

Source: The Telegraph December 23, 2025 09:37 UTC