Wasim Rizvi, the former chairman of Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board on Monday converted to Hinduism. He offered milk on the Shiva Linga installed at Dasna Devi temple as part of the ritual.
The rituals took place at 10.30 am, in the presence of the chief priest of Dasna Devi temple Narsinghanand Saraswati, the report said. Vedic hymns were chanted as Rizvi quit Islam and embraced Hinduism after a yagna.
He will be associated with the Tyagi community and his new name will be Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi. he chose the holy day of December 6 to convert to Hinduism as on this day, the Babari mosque was demolished in 1992.
Rizvi had stirred controversy after releasing a book title ‘Muhammad’ last month. Many clerics in Uttar Pradesh condemned the cover of the book that depicted a man with a semi-naked woman. They also accused him of making objectionable remarks against Prophet Muhammad.
