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Mumbai Airport Mosque case: Kirit Somaiya, BJP workers taken into custody amid protests

BJP leader and former MP Kirit Somaiya staged a protest on Saturday regarding a mosque located near Terminal 2 (T2) of the Mumbai International Airport. Some BJP workers arrived at the protest site carrying hammers. The police took Kirit Somaiya and the BJP workers into custody. Kirit Somaiya claimed that the mosque is illegal and that the truth is being misrepresented in this matter. He stated that no one has approached the court, and all relevant authoritiesincluding the MMRDAhave declared the structure illegal. Somaiya asserted that action will be taken against the mosque and that it will be demolished.