Jama Masjid Shahi Imam anoints son as heir
He is the son Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari.
The move had triggered a controversy with the Delhi High court earlier saying that the Shahi Imam’s move “has no legal sanctity”.
The Delhi HC, however, did not cancel the ceremony but it asked Bukhari to explain his move by Jan 28.
Bukhari had been challenged by a series of Public Interest Litigations (PIL) which contend that the mosque is the property of the Delhi Wakf Board, which administers Muslim religious properties, and the Shahi Imam cannot unilaterally decide his successor, reports said.
Bukhari earlier courted controversy by ignoring Prime Minister Narendra Modi whereas inviting Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif for the event.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi have also been invited for the ceremony.
The Bukharis have been the traditional custodians for almost 400 years of the Jama Masjid since it was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century facing the Red Fort in the capital.
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