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Religious head of Chisti shrine objects to renaming UP Univ

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Press Trust of India Jaipur

"If the Uttar Pradesh government wishes to use the name of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti, it should found a fresh institution and then christen it after the Sufi saint," Zainul Abedin Ali Khan, the religious head of the dargarh, said in a statement here.

"If the university is renamed after Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti, it will not be a graceful thing," he said.

Keeping with the demands of Urdu, Arabic and Persian lovers, the Uttar Pradesh government is considering renaming the University.

  

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First Published: Jul 03 2012 | 9:35 PM IST

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