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War of words sparks off between Barkati and WB minister over red beacon
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 14 (ANI): Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Masjid, Maulana Noor-ur Rehman Barkati on Sunday came down heavily on West Bengal minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury for refusing to remove red beacon from his car.
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WB minister flouts Centre's order, uses red beacon on vehicle
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal), May 13 (ANI): West Bengal Minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury, who had questioned the Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Mosque, Maulana Noor-ur Rehman Barkati, over the use of the red beacon, was himself using it atop his vehicle.
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Imam Barkati finally removes red beacon from his car
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal), May 13 (ANI): Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Masjid, Maulana Noor-ur Rehman Barkati, who had initially refused to remove the red beacon from his car, finally agreed to follow Centre's order.
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RSS responsible for India's division: Imam Barkati
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Masjid, Maulana Nurur Rehman Imam Barkati on Wednesday alleged that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was the one which helped the British when East India Company was ruling India, adding that if any Muslim would support the right-wi
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Shahi Imam a blackmailer, misusing power of position: Abu Azmi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb. 10 (ANI): Strongly condemning Jama Masjid Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari over his 'boycotting the Samajwadi Party' comment, party leader Abu Azmi on Friday dubbed the former as a 'blackmailer', adding that he is taking undue advantage of his po
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SP, BSP gives impression that only Muslim voters present in U.P.: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 10 (ANI): After Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari announced support for the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said the BSP and Samajwadi Party are trying hard to gauge Muslim votes giving an impression that there are
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After Azmi, Kolkata's Shahi Imam advises girls to wear decent clothes
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal)[India], Jan. 18 (ANI): In what can spark a fresh controversy, Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Masjid in Kolkata, Syed Mohammad Nurur R Barkati has said that girls should avoid wearing short clothes if they want to protect themselves from getting raped or murdered.
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Shahi Imam of Kolkata mosque condemns Bangladesh terror attack.
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkatta, July 7 (ANI): Condemning the recent terror strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, the Shahi Imam of the Tipu Sultan mosque in Kolkata, Noorul Rahman Barkati on Thursday said that there is a need to fight terrorism in a united manner.
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India is the only nation promoting brotherhood, integrity: Shahi Imam
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 7(ANI): Speaking on the occasion of Eid, the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, on Thursday said India is the only country promoting universal brotherhood and national integrity, where people celebrate different festivals together.
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