Gyanvapi Mosque is actually 'Lord Shiva temple', says CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday expressed his reservations over Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque being called a Muslim place of worship and said that it is rather a 'temple of Lord Shiva'.

Addressing a gathering at an event in UP's Gorakhpur, the Chief Minister said, "Unfortunately, people call Gyanvapi a mosque, but it is actually 'Vishwanath' (Lord Shiva)



himself".

Yogi Adityanath further maintained that the devotees visiting the site regret the fact that this confusion over its true identity or name is the biggest hurdle not only in the way of worshipping and offering prayers at the site, but also national unity and integrity.

"Had our society ever understood and identified this hurdle in the past, our country would have never been colonised", the chief minister added.