Azaan

Use of loudspeakers in mosques not a fundamental right, says Allahabad High Court

The high court stated this while dismissing a petition filed by one Irfan of Budaun, who sought permission to play Azaan using loudspeakers in the Noori Masjid

Hanuman Chalisa will be played till mosques continue using loudspeakers: Raj Thackeray

Mumbai has 1,104 mosques of which 135 used loudspeakers during the morning namaz on Wednesday, he claimed, seeking to know what action was being taken against these mosques 'which violated the law.'

Raj Thackeray shares old video of Bal Thackeray, doubles down in loudspeaker row

The Sena supremo was seen in the video saying, 'The day my government comes to power, praying of namaz will be stopped because religion should be such that it doesn't create an impediment in national development'

MNS workers detained outside Raj Thackeray's Mumbai home, nine held in Pune

However, MNS functionaries Sandeep Deshpande and Santosh Dhuri managed to quickly leave from the spot in a vehicle when a police team tried to catch them

Play Hanuman Chalisa if you hear loudspeakers 'blaring azaan': Raj Thackeray

In an open letter, Raj Thackeray asked people to lodge complaint with the police by dialling 100 if they are distributed by the sound of 'azaan'

Raj Thackeray praises UP CM Yogi for crackdown on loudspeakers, says Maharashtra only has ‘Bhogis’

In UP, nearly 11,000 unauthorised loudspeakers have been removed from religious places and volume of another 35,000 was set to permissible limits following a government order

New Azaan, Hanuman Chalisa rules in Maharashtra soon: Here's all you need to know

Earlier in April, MNS Chief Raj Thackeray demanded the loudspeakers at mosques be shut down and said if not stopped "there will be speakers outside mosques playing 'Hanuman Chalisa' at higher volume"

Row over hijab bid to 'exploit' people, 'azaan' controversy non-issue: Kerala Governer

Arif Mohammad Khan described the ongoing 'azaan' controversy in Karnataka as a "non-issue"

Azaan row becomes contagious, spreads to Bihar

Janak Ram said, "If people of all religions are living nearby, then there is some sort of obstruction when loudspeakers are played at high volume."

On ‘azaan’ row Shiv Sena says decibel levels for loudspeakers already in place

There has been an ongoing row raging on the use of loudspeakers for 'azaan'. It started in Maharashtra and has now rocked Karnataka as well