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WB minister flouts Centre's order, uses red beacon on vehicle
Updated : 8 years, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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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After Azmi, Kolkata's Shahi Imam advises girls to wear decent clothes
Updated : 8 years, 6 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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Tipu Sultan Mosque issues fatwa against Dilip Ghosh for derogatory slur ag
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec. 12 (ANI): Imam of Tipu Sultan Mosque, Syed Mohammad Nurur Rahman Barkati, on Monday issued a fatwa against West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh for his "drag by hair" remarks against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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BJP members protest against Siddaramaiah over Tipu Sultan's b'da
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Madikeri (Karnataka) [India], Nov. 10 (ANI): Scores of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members, including its state president B.S Yeddyurappa, were arrested on Thursday who were protesting against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for celebrating the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan and als
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Tipu Sultan a secular warrior, says Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru [India], Nov. 4 (ANI): The Congress Party on Friday asserted that Mysore king Tipu Sultan was a secular warrior and that he had sacrificed his life for this state.
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Shahi Imam of Kolkata mosque condemns Bangladesh terror attack.
Updated : 8 years, 6 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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