Kolkata Imam who refused to remove red beacon sacked
Muslim cleric Noor-ur-Rahman Barkati was sacked as the Shahi Imam of Kolkata's Tipu Sultan mosque on Wednesday after he refused to remove his car's red beacon. The mosque trustees announced that Barkati was removed for "objectionable and inflammatory remarks against the country" after he warned of a 'jihad' if India was declared a Hindu state. 