Islamic Prayers Echo Inside Tamil Nadu Secretariat As IUML Minister Assumes Office; Would Hindu Rituals Have Been Treated The Same?

Islamic Prayers Echo Inside Tamil Nadu Secretariat As IUML Minister Assumes Office; Would Hindu Rituals Have Been Treated The Same?

When IUML Minister A.M. Shahjahan took office at the Tamil Nadu Secretariat on 22 May 2026, Islamic prayers were recited loudly and clearly inside the building before he assumed his ministerial chair. Video evidence shows prayers being offered in an official government space. Now imagine the exact inverse: a Hindu priest chanting shlokas inside the Secretariat before a Hindu minister took office. The reaction would have been instantaneous and vo…