Amid row, Modi sends chadar for Ajmer shrine

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NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Thursday presented a chadar to be offered on his behalf at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah on the 813th Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.

The Urs marks annual commemoration of the Sufi saint. The PM presented the chadar to Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, who will travel to Ajmer to present the ceremonial chadar, the 11th such dedication by Modi since he became the PM.

The PM’s offering for the dargah comes close on the heels of a court in Ajmer issuing notices in a civil suit claiming a Shiva temple under the dargah.