Taj Mahal controversy: Some BJP leaders say the Muslim-built monument has no place in India's heritage

The 17th-century white marble structure, commissioned by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife, Mumtaz .In India seven million tourists flock to view the grandiose structure every year. Yet the monument is now mired in controversy after several politicians from the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) argued that it had no place in the country's heritage because it was built by a Muslim ruler.

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