Trupti Desai to enter Mumbai's Haji Ali dargah today

April 28, 2016 08:01

After fighting for women's right to worship and enter temples like Shani Shingnapur, Kolhapur and Trimbakeshwar temple, Bhoomata Ranragini Brigade's Trupti Desai is now all set to enter Mumbai's Haji Ali dargah today. Haji Ali dargah does not allow women to enter into the sanctum sanctorum.

The inner chamber of dargah is restricted only for women but men can go there and pray. To oppose this discrimination, Trupti Desai and over 50 activists demanded equal rights to enter and worship at dargah.

Shiv Sena leader Haji Arafat had recently threatened Desai and warned her not to touch mazar-e-sharif at Haji Ali dargah.

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