Reports of people performing namaz in public have repeatedly emerged from different parts of the country. Two incidents of namaz being offered at Vadodara’s Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) on December 25 and 26 have come to light. Videos of both incidents have gone viral on social media (SM).
Reports state that a couple performed the Islamic prayer within the premises of the University. The video of the couple went viral on Sunday and the next day the video of two students went viral. Hindu organizations retaliated by reciting Hanuman Chalisa. Some Hindu activists raised slogans outside the Vice Chancellor’s office and demanded a probe into the issue.
OpIndia report on the matter notes:
The Public Relations Officer of the University, Lakulesh Trivedi, said in a statement that mid-semester exams of the Commerce Department are taking place at the University. Some students were found sitting at the back of the Commerce building. The vigilance team noticed them and sent them away. He further added that the University would counsel the students and make arrangements to avoid such incidents in the future.
A video of a couple offering Namaz at the campus just a day before the incident went viral. They were also found offering prayers outside the Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya. Notably, as they were not students at the University so were assumed to be parents or guardians of students at the University.
It must be mentioned that VHP has filed a complaint in the matter and demanded action against those who offered namaz within the university premises.
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