Bhajans to counter azaan’: Sri Ram Sene takes cue from MNS, wants mosque loudspeakers banned

Bengaluru: After calls to ban and boycott Muslim businesses at temple fairs, and the campaign against halal meat, Hindutva organisations in Karnataka are demanding a ban on loudpseakers in mosques.

Taking a cue from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik has urged the government to prohibit loudspeakers at mosques.

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