Demolishing religious sites will invite divine wrath, disasters: Ex-MP S.T. Hasan
Hasan said that in India, people of all faiths -- Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians -- believe that the events in their lives are determined by the Almighty

Samajwadi Party's former MP S.T. Hasan courted controversy on Sunday after he claimed that demolishing places of worship "out of arrogance" would anger the "creator" and lead to an increase in natural disasters.
Reacting to the natural calamity that hit Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand last week, he also said that ecological imbalance caused by massive destruction of the environment has led to increased instances of such disasters.
Talking to PTI Videos, Hasan said that in India, people of all faiths -- Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians -- believe that the events in their lives are determined by the Almighty.
"We have angered Him (God) by running bulldozers over temples, mosques and dargahs, places where His name is taken and where He is worshipped. If we destroy such places in arrogance, his mercy will not be with us, and disasters will only increase," he said.
The former MP stressed that all communities turn to their respective places of worship in times of distress. "Hindus go to temples and pray to God to save them; Muslims go to mosques and beg Allah for mercy. Even the most difficult of problems get resolved and prayers are accepted," he said.
Hasan added that tampering with such sacred spaces disturbs the spiritual balance. "If we bulldoze the places where the creator's name is taken, then it is obvious that his blessings will not be with us," he remarked.
The former Moradabad MP went on to say, "We have destroyed the ecosystem by cutting trees indiscriminately. This ecological imbalance has resulted in an increase in natural disasters."
(With PTI inputs)
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