Kolkata Shahi Imam

Imam Barkati assaulted at Kolkata mosque, stopped by protestors from performing namaz

Chaos prevailed outside was here on Friday the Tipu Sultan Masjid when a group of men said that they won't allow Imam Syed Noor-ur-Rehman Barkati perform the namaz.Barkati perform the namaz.

May 19, 2017, 17:39 PM IST

BJP welcomes sacking of Kolkata Shahi Imam, says 'Barkati should be sent to Pakistan'

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday welcomed the sacking of Maulana Noor-ur-Rehman Barkati from the post of Shahi Imam of Kolkata's Tipu Sultan mosque and said such people who give anti-India statements should be thrown out of the country. 

May 18, 2017, 00:05 AM IST

Controversial Shahi Imam, who attacked PM Narendra Modi, RSS over 'lal batti ban' is finally 'de-beaconed'!

Days after asserting that it was his 'right' to use the red beacon on his vehicle as the permission was allotted to him by the British government, the Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultam Masjid on Saturday finally removed the 'lal batti' from his vehicle.

May 13, 2017, 19:17 PM IST