Is it the Adina mosque or Adinath temple? A long-standing controversy has been reignited after former cricketer and Trinamool MP Yusuf Pathan visited the Adina mosque, protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), in West Bengal and posted images from the site.
In his post, Pathan called the Adina mosque an architectural marvel. It invited an avalanche of responses from the BJP and social media users, who pointed out that it was the Adinath temple and the mosque was built over it. Historical references and apparent images of deities resembling Lord Ganesh and Shiva from the site were also shared online.
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WHAT YUSUF PATHAN POSTED
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