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Taliban Top Leader Anas Haqqani Hails Mahmud Ghaznavi For 'Smashing Somnath Temple Idol'; Indians Hit Back
Swarajya Staff
Oct 06, 2021, 02:42 PM | Updated 02:42 PM IST
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In a provocative act, Taliban top leader Anas Haqqani has glorified Mahmud Ghaznavi and his act of breaking the Somnath temple idol stating that his reign had instilled 'pride and courage' into the Taliban.
Haqqani visited the shrine of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi on Tuesday. Taking to Twitter, he glorified Ghaznavi who had demolished the Somnath idol in the past. The tweet has caused an uproar on social media for its provocative contents.
"Today, we visited the shrine of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi, a renowned Muslim warrior & Mujahid of the 10th century. Ghaznavi (May the mercy of Allah be upon him) established a strong Muslim rule in the region from Ghazni & smashed the idol of Somnath," Anas Haqqani said in a tweet.
Today, we visited the shrine of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi, a renowned Muslim warrior & Mujahid of the 10th century. Ghaznavi (May the mercy of Allah be upon him) established a strong Muslim rule in the region from Ghazni & smashed the idol of Somnath. pic.twitter.com/Ja92gYjX5j
— Anas Haqqani(اÙس ØÙاÙÙ) (@AnasHaqqani313) October 5, 2021
Mahmud Ghaznavi attacked India 17 times and destroyed the Somnath temple in Gujarat. During his invasion into Somnath, Ghaznavi is said to have broked the Jyotirlinga and killed thousands of devotees who were trying to protect the temple.
The contemporary Somnath temple's reconstruction was started under the orders of the first Home Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel and was completed in May 1951 after his death
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kapil Sharma and various other social media users took to twitter to remind Haqqani that Somnath was still standing high, while the cities of Ghaznavi were perishing.
Somnath is still standing high again
— Kapil Mishra (@KapilMishra_IND) October 6, 2021
But cities of Ghazanavi, Ghori, Ghazni, Taimoor are perishing in poverty and hunger
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Even today Somnath stands with its glory, but the birthplace of Babur, Ghazni and Gauri has been destroyed due to starvation poverty..! Your ancestors died in the pursuit of destroying Sanatan, you will die but Sanatan was eternal, is eternal, will remain eternal..!#सनातनð© pic.twitter.com/eUT2uLPDEu
— Keshav Bishnoi ð®ð³ (@KeshavStrong) October 6, 2021
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