Days after Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Lucknow's Lulu Mall – touted to be the largest shopping mall in north India – it ran into a controversy. A video, which went viral, shows some men purportedly offering namaz on the mall premises.

A Hindutva outfit soon demanded that action be taken against the mall management and those who offered prayers in a public place. It also alleged that the mall – owned by businessman Yusuff Ali, a Muslim – was employing a greater number of Muslim staff and a fewer number of Hindus. The outfit also accused the management of promoting "love jihad", stating that there were a far greater number of Muslim men and a fewer number of Hindu female staff working at the mall.

While the management dismissed the allegations made by the Hindutva activists, it also lodged a complaint against those who were seen offering prayers on the mall premises. It also clarified that those who offered namaz were not mall employees but some visitors.

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