अब आप न्यूज्ड हिंदी में पढ़ सकते हैं। यहाँ क्लिक करें
Home » India » Complaint filed against News18 anchor Amish Devgan for defaming sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

Complaint filed against News18 anchor Amish Devgan for defaming sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

Netizens lashed out at Amish Devgan on micro blogging platform for his derogatory remark on saint Moinuddin Chishti, they have further started trending #ArrestAmishDevgan on Twitter.

By Newsd
Updated on :

A police complaint has been filed against Newsd18 anchor Amish Devgan for making derogatory remarks on saint Khwaja Monuddin Chishti on his show which aired on 16 June.

The Ajmer Sharif Dargah is a Sufi shrine of the Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz, which is popularly known as Moinuddin Chishti.

Devgan in his show called out Saint Chishti as Lootera Chishti.

The Raza academy has filed complaint against Amish and has demanded to file criminal case FIR under section 295A, 153A, 34,120B,505(2) and Disaster management act due to pandemic period.

Netizens on Twitter has lashed out at Amish Devgan of abusing a centre of faith for centuries beyond religious boundaries.

Therefore users have started trending #ArrestAmishDevgan on Twitter.

After his comment on Saint Moinuddin Chishti, netizens are demanding Mumbai police to arrest Amish Devgan on the micro blogging platform, check tweets below:

 

 

Later, Amish apologised for his mistake on social media and said that “In 1 of my debates, I inadvertently referred to ‘Khilji’ as Chishti. I sincerely apologise for this grave error and the anguish it may hv caused to followers of the Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti, whom I revere. I have in the past sought blessings at his dargah.I regret this error”

According to History, Moinuddin Chishti was a 13th-century Sufi mystic saint and philosopher who travelled across South Asia, before eventually settling in Ajmer, where he died.

After his death in 1236, the Sultan of Delhi (Tughluq dynasty) constructed a dargah (a commemoration structure constructed around the tomb of Muslim saints, where people from all religions come to pray and ask for favours) that grew in popularity and size over the years.

Related