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	\| convicted = [[Rohit Sardana\|Journalist Rohit Sardana]]		\| convicted = [[Rohit Sardana\|Journalist Rohit Sardana]]
	\| charges = [[Indian Penal Code\|Sections 295A]] and [[Indian Penal Code\|153A]] of the [[Indian Penal Code]], as well as [[Indian Penal Code\|Section 67]] of the Information Technology Act, 2000		\| charges = [[Indian Penal Code\|Sections 295A]] and [[Indian Penal Code\|153A]] of the [[Indian Penal Code]], as well as [[Indian Penal Code\|Section 67]] of the Information Technology Act, 2000
	\|Event_Name=2017 Mira Road protest\|title=[[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]] leads protest against [[Rohit Sardana\|Journalist Rohit Sardana]] statements\|also known as=2017 Mira Road protest\|target=[[Rohit Sardana\|Journalist Rohit Sardana]]\|organizers=[[~~Hasan Imam~~\|~~Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri~~]]\|result=Victory of [[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]] and Community Members\|reported deaths=''None''\|blank_label=Leader\|blank_data=[[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]]}}		\|Event_Name=2017 Mira Road protest\|title=[[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]] leads protest against [[Rohit Sardana\|Journalist Rohit Sardana]] statements\|also known as=2017 Mira Road protest\|target=[[Rohit Sardana\|Journalist Rohit Sardana]]\|organizers=[[Shia Islam\|Shia Community members of Mira Road]]\|result=Victory of [[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]] and Community Members\|reported deaths=''None''\|blank_label=Leader of the movement\|blank_data=[[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]]}}
	'''MIRA ROAD, Maharashtra, India''' — Members of the Shia Muslim community in Mira Road lead by [[Shia Islam\|Shia]] [[Jurist]], [[Marja]] and [[Religious leader]] [[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]], approached the Naya Nagar Police Station in ''November 2017'' following remarks made on social media by journalist [[Rohit Sardana]].<ref name="veritas">{{cite news \|title=Senior Shia Cleric and Chief of Shia Population of Mira Road Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Zangipuri files an FIR against Journalist Rohit Sardana \|url=https://veritasinternationalexpress.mojonetwork.in/national-news/mira-road-shia-cleric-fir-against-journalist-rohit-sardana \|work=Veritas International Express \|date=September 2, 2026}}</ref>		'''MIRA ROAD, Maharashtra, India''' — Members of the Shia Muslim community in Mira Road lead by [[Shia Islam\|Shia]] [[Jurist]], [[Marja]] and [[Religious leader]] [[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]], approached the Naya Nagar Police Station in ''November 2017'' following remarks made on social media by journalist [[Rohit Sardana]].<ref name="veritas">{{cite news \|title=Senior Shia Cleric and Chief of Shia Population of Mira Road Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Zangipuri files an FIR against Journalist Rohit Sardana \|url=https://veritasinternationalexpress.mojonetwork.in/national-news/mira-road-shia-cleric-fir-against-journalist-rohit-sardana \|work=Veritas International Express \|date=September 2, 2026}}</ref>

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	Archival video held by the [[Internet Archive]] shows a 2017 event associated with the Mira Road complaint. One Internet Archive item, uploaded by Mumbai TV and dated 2017 in its metadata, is titled "Shia Crowd Lead By Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi Filed FIR In Mira Road Police Station Against Rohit Sardana On 2017".<ref name="archive1">{{cite web \|title=Shia Crowd Lead By Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi Filed FIR In Mira Road Police Station Against Rohit Sardana On 2017 \|url=https://archive.org/details/shia-crowd-lead-by-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi-filed-fir-in-mira-road-police-statio \|website=Internet Archive \|publisher=Mumbai TV \|date=2017}}</ref>		Archival video held by the [[Internet Archive]] shows a 2017 event associated with the Mira Road complaint. One Internet Archive item, uploaded by Mumbai TV and dated 2017 in its metadata, is titled "Shia Crowd Lead By Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi Filed FIR In Mira Road Police Station Against Rohit Sardana On 2017".<ref name="archive1">{{cite web \|title=Shia Crowd Lead By Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi Filed FIR In Mira Road Police Station Against Rohit Sardana On 2017 \|url=https://archive.org/details/shia-crowd-lead-by-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi-filed-fir-in-mira-road-police-statio \|website=Internet Archive \|publisher=Mumbai TV \|date=2017}}</ref>
			[[File:Maulana Hasan Imam Zangipuri.jpeg\|thumb\|Leader of the '''2017 Protest Movement''' [[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]]]]

	A second Internet Archive video, attributed to SM Television, is titled "2017, Rohit Sardana Protest Rally, Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi".<ref name="archive2">{{cite web \|title=2017, Rohit Sardana Protest Rally, Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi \|url=https://archive.org/details/2017-rohit-sardana-protest-rally-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi \|website=Internet Archive \|publisher=SM Television \|date=2017}}</ref>		A second Internet Archive video, attributed to SM Television, is titled "2017, Rohit Sardana Protest Rally, Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi".<ref name="archive2">{{cite web \|title=2017, Rohit Sardana Protest Rally, Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi \|url=https://archive.org/details/2017-rohit-sardana-protest-rally-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi \|website=Internet Archive \|publisher=SM Television \|date=2017}}</ref>

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	\| date = November 2017		\| date = November 2017
	\| duration =		\| duration =
	\| venue = Naya Nagar Police Station		\| venue = Naya Nagar Police Station
	~~\| location = Mira Road, Maharashtra, India~~
	\| coordinates =		\| coordinates =
	\| type = Protest / police complaint		\| type = Protest / police complaint
	\| cause = Rohit Sardana social-media post		\| cause = [[Rohit Sardana]] social-media post
	~~\| Target = Journalist Rohit Sardana~~
	\| reporter = ''[[The Times of India]]''; ''The Inquilab'', ''The News Minute'', ''Veritas International Express'', ''S.M Television''		\| reporter = ''[[The Times of India]]''; ''The Inquilab'', ''The News Minute'', ''Veritas International Express'', ''S.M Television''
	\| patron = [[Hasan Imam ~~Zangipuri~~\|Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]]		\| patron = [[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]]
	\| participants = [[Shia\|Shia Muslim community]]		\| participants = [[Shia Islam\|More than 1000 members of Shia Muslim community]]
	\| outcome = Police complaint and reported criminal case		\| outcome = Police complaint and reported criminal case against [[Rohit Sardana\|Sardana]]
	\| property damage = None, ''Peaceful Protest''		\| property damage = None, ''Peaceful Protest''
	\| accused = Journalist Rohit Sardana		\| accused = [[Rohit Sardana\|Journalist Rohit Sardana]]
	\| convicted = Journalist Rohit Sardana		\| convicted = [[Rohit Sardana\|Journalist Rohit Sardana]]
	\| charges = Sections 295A and 153A of the [[Indian Penal Code]], as well as Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000		\| charges = [[Indian Penal Code\|Sections 295A]] and [[Indian Penal Code\|153A]] of the [[Indian Penal Code]], as well as [[Indian Penal Code\|Section 67]] of the Information Technology Act, 2000
	}}		\|Event_Name=2017 Mira Road protest\|title=[[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]] leads protest against [[Rohit Sardana\|Journalist Rohit Sardana]] statements\|also known as=2017 Mira Road protest\|target=[[Rohit Sardana\|Journalist Rohit Sardana]]\|organizers=[[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]]\|result=Victory of [[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]] and Community Members\|reported deaths=''None''\|blank_label=Leader\|blank_data=[[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]]}}
	'''MIRA ROAD, Maharashtra, India''' — Members of the Shia Muslim community in Mira Road lead by Shia ~~cleric~~ and Religious leader Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri, approached the Naya Nagar Police Station in November 2017 following remarks made on social media by journalist Rohit Sardana.<ref name="veritas">{{cite news \|title=Senior Shia Cleric and Chief of Shia Population of Mira Road Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Zangipuri files an FIR against Journalist Rohit Sardana \|url=https://veritasinternationalexpress.mojonetwork.in/national-news/mira-road-shia-cleric-fir-against-journalist-rohit-sardana \|work=Veritas International Express \|date=September 2, 2026}}</ref>		'''MIRA ROAD, Maharashtra, India''' — Members of the Shia Muslim community in Mira Road lead by [[Shia Islam\|Shia]] [[Jurist]], [[Marja]] and [[Religious leader]] [[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]], approached the Naya Nagar Police Station in ''November 2017'' following remarks made on social media by journalist [[Rohit Sardana]].<ref name="veritas">{{cite news \|title=Senior Shia Cleric and Chief of Shia Population of Mira Road Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Zangipuri files an FIR against Journalist Rohit Sardana \|url=https://veritasinternationalexpress.mojonetwork.in/national-news/mira-road-shia-cleric-fir-against-journalist-rohit-sardana \|work=Veritas International Express \|date=September 2, 2026}}</ref>

	According to ''Veritas International Express'', Shia cleric Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri led members of the community to the Naya Nagar Police Station, where a written complaint concerning Sardana's remarks was submitted. The publication describes its account as an archival report of the 2017 incident.<ref name="veritas" />		According to ''Veritas International Express'', Shia cleric Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri led members of the community to the Naya Nagar Police Station, where a written complaint concerning Sardana's remarks was submitted. The publication describes its account as an archival report of the 2017 incident.<ref name="veritas" />

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	\| date = November 2017		\| date = November 2017
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	\| venue = Naya Nagar Police Station		\| venue = Naya Nagar Police Station
			\| location = Mira Road, Maharashtra, India
	\| coordinates =		\| coordinates =
	\| type = Protest / police complaint		\| type = Protest / police complaint
	\| cause = [[Rohit Sardana]] social-media post		\| cause = Rohit Sardana social-media post
			\| Target = Journalist Rohit Sardana
	\| reporter = ''[[The Times of India]]''; ''The Inquilab'', ''The News Minute'', ''Veritas International Express'', ''S.M Television''		\| reporter = ''[[The Times of India]]''; ''The Inquilab'', ''The News Minute'', ''Veritas International Express'', ''S.M Television''
	\| patron = [[Hasan Imam\|~~Grand~~ Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]]		\| patron = [[Hasan Imam Zangipuri\|Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]]
	\| participants = [[Shia ~~Islam~~\|~~More than 1000 members of~~ Shia Muslim community]]		\| participants = [[Shia\|Shia Muslim community]]
	\| outcome = Police complaint and reported criminal case ~~against [[Rohit Sardana\|Sardana]]~~		\| outcome = Police complaint and reported criminal case
	\| property damage = None, ''Peaceful Protest''		\| property damage = None, ''Peaceful Protest''
	\| accused = ~~[[Rohit Sardana\|~~Journalist Rohit Sardana]]		\| accused = Journalist Rohit Sardana
	\| convicted = ~~[[Rohit Sardana\|~~Journalist Rohit Sardana]]		\| convicted = Journalist Rohit Sardana
	\| charges = ~~[[Indian Penal Code\|~~Sections 295A]] and ~~[[Indian Penal Code\|~~153A]] of the [[Indian Penal Code]], as well as ~~[[Indian Penal Code\|~~Section 67]] of the Information Technology Act, 2000		\| charges = Sections 295A and 153A of the [[Indian Penal Code]], as well as Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000
	\|Event_Name=2017 Mira Road protest\|title=[[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]] leads protest against [[Rohit Sardana\|Journalist Rohit Sardana]] statements\|also known as=2017 Mira Road protest\|target=[[Rohit Sardana\|Journalist Rohit Sardana]]\|organizers=[[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]]\|result=Victory of [[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]] and Community Members\|reported deaths=''None''\|blank_label=Leader\|blank_data=[[Hasan Imam\|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]]}}		}}
	'''MIRA ROAD, Maharashtra, India''' — Members of the Shia Muslim community in Mira Road lead by ~~[[Shia Islam\|~~Shia~~]] [[Jurist]], [[Marja]]~~ and [[Religious leader~~]] [[Hasan Imam\|Grand~~ Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]], approached the Naya Nagar Police Station in ''November 2017'' following remarks made on social media by journalist [[Rohit Sardana]].<ref name="veritas">{{cite news \|title=Senior Shia Cleric and Chief of Shia Population of Mira Road Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Zangipuri files an FIR against Journalist Rohit Sardana \|url=https://veritasinternationalexpress.mojonetwork.in/national-news/mira-road-shia-cleric-fir-against-journalist-rohit-sardana \|work=Veritas International Express \|date=September 2, 2026}}</ref>		'''MIRA ROAD, Maharashtra, India''' — Members of the Shia Muslim community in Mira Road lead by Shia cleric and Religious leader Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri, approached the Naya Nagar Police Station in November 2017 following remarks made on social media by journalist Rohit Sardana.<ref name="veritas">{{cite news \|title=Senior Shia Cleric and Chief of Shia Population of Mira Road Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Zangipuri files an FIR against Journalist Rohit Sardana \|url=https://veritasinternationalexpress.mojonetwork.in/national-news/mira-road-shia-cleric-fir-against-journalist-rohit-sardana \|work=Veritas International Express \|date=September 2, 2026}}</ref>

	According to ''Veritas International Express'', Shia cleric Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri led members of the community to the Naya Nagar Police Station, where a written complaint concerning Sardana's remarks was submitted. The publication describes its account as an archival report of the 2017 incident.<ref name="veritas" />		According to ''Veritas International Express'', Shia cleric Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri led members of the community to the Naya Nagar Police Station, where a written complaint concerning Sardana's remarks was submitted. The publication describes its account as an archival report of the 2017 incident.<ref name="veritas" />

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| duration =
| venue = Naya Nagar Police Station
| coordinates =
| type = Protest / police complaint
| cause = [[Rohit Sardana]] social-media post
| reporter = ''[[The Times of India]]''; ''The Inquilab'', ''The News Minute'', ''Veritas International Express'', ''S.M Television''
| patron = [[Hasan Imam|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]]
| participants = [[Shia Islam|More than 1000 members of Shia Muslim community]]
| outcome = Police complaint and reported criminal case against [[Rohit Sardana|Sardana]]
| property damage = None, ''Peaceful Protest''
| accused = [[Rohit Sardana|Journalist Rohit Sardana]]
| convicted = [[Rohit Sardana|Journalist Rohit Sardana]]
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'''MIRA ROAD, Maharashtra, India''' — Members of the Shia Muslim community in Mira Road lead by [[Shia Islam|Shia]] [[Jurist]], [[Marja]] and [[Religious leader]] [[Hasan Imam|Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri]], approached the Naya Nagar Police Station in ''November 2017'' following remarks made on social media by journalist [[Rohit Sardana]].<ref name="veritas">{{cite news |title=Senior Shia Cleric and Chief of Shia Population of Mira Road Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Zangipuri files an FIR against Journalist Rohit Sardana |url=https://veritasinternationalexpress.mojonetwork.in/national-news/mira-road-shia-cleric-fir-against-journalist-rohit-sardana |work=Veritas International Express |date=September 2, 2026}}</ref>

According to ''Veritas International Express'', Shia cleric Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri led members of the community to the Naya Nagar Police Station, where a written complaint concerning Sardana's remarks was submitted. The publication describes its account as an archival report of the 2017 incident.<ref name="veritas" />

Contemporary reporting by ''The Times of India'' said that complaints were filed against Sardana at several police stations in Mumbai. It reported that Naya Nagar police invoked Sections 295A and 153A of the [[Indian Penal Code]], as well as Section 67 of the [[Information Technology Act, 2000]], in connection with the complaints.<ref name="toi">{{cite news |title=Muslim groups see red over journo's tweet |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/muslim-groups-see-red-over-journos-tweet/articleshow/61759448.cms |work=The Times of India |date=November 23, 2017}}</ref>

== Background ==

Sardana's post was published on November 16, 2017, during controversy surrounding the Malayalam film ''Sexy Durga''. In the post, Sardana referred to female figures revered in [[Islam]] and [[Christianity]], including Ayesha, Fatima and Mary.<ref name="tnm">{{cite news |title=Protests in Hyd's Old City against journalist Rohit Sardana for 'blasphemous' tweet |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/protests-hyds-old-city-against-journalist-rohit-sardana-blasphemous-tweet-72046 |work=The News Minute |date=November 23, 2017}}</ref>

The post led to protests and police complaints in multiple cities. ''The News Minute'' reported that a case had been registered against Sardana in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code and that complaints had also been made in Mumbai.<ref name="tnm" />

''The Times of India'' reported that the Naya Nagar police in Mira Road invoked Sections 295A and 153A of the [[Indian Penal Code]] and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act.<ref name="toi" />

== Mira Road protest ==

Archival video held by the [[Internet Archive]] shows a 2017 event associated with the Mira Road complaint. One Internet Archive item, uploaded by Mumbai TV and dated 2017 in its metadata, is titled "Shia Crowd Lead By Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi Filed FIR In Mira Road Police Station Against Rohit Sardana On 2017".<ref name="archive1">{{cite web |title=Shia Crowd Lead By Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi Filed FIR In Mira Road Police Station Against Rohit Sardana On 2017 |url=https://archive.org/details/shia-crowd-lead-by-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi-filed-fir-in-mira-road-police-statio |website=Internet Archive |publisher=Mumbai TV |date=2017}}</ref>

A second Internet Archive video, attributed to SM Television, is titled "2017, Rohit Sardana Protest Rally, Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi".<ref name="archive2">{{cite web |title=2017, Rohit Sardana Protest Rally, Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi |url=https://archive.org/details/2017-rohit-sardana-protest-rally-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi |website=Internet Archive |publisher=SM Television |date=2017}}</ref>

A YouTube video supplied in connection with the incident is titled "MAULANA SYED HASAN IMAM SAHAB QIBLA Protest against Rohit Sardana. Mira Road".<ref name="youtube">{{cite web |title=MAULANA SYED HASAN IMAM SAHAB QIBLA Protest against Rohit Sardana. Mira Road |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42fb-JXtKT4 |website=YouTube}}</ref>

The 2026 ''Veritas International Express'' report says that Zangipuri held a written complaint while proceeding with community members to the Naya Nagar Police Station. The article's editor's note states that the original FIR document was not available to the publication for verification and that "complaint" or "police complaint" is therefore more precise than stating unequivocally that Zangipuri personally filed an FIR.<ref name="veritas" />

== Sardana's response ==

Following the controversy, Sardana said that he had received threatening calls, according to ''The News Minute''.<ref name="tnm" />

The News Minute subsequently reported that Sardana issued an apology, saying that he had not intended to hurt religious sentiments.<ref name="tnm2">{{cite news |title=India Today's B'luru office attacked by Shia Muslim group over Rohit Sardana's remark |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/india-today-s-b-luru-office-attacked-shia-muslim-group-over-rohit-sardana-s-remark-72122 |work=The News Minute |date=November 24, 2017}}</ref>

The controversy also resulted in protests outside media offices in other parts of India. Contemporary reports described complaints and protests involving Muslim groups in several cities.<ref name="tnm" /><ref name="toi" />

== Sources ==

<references />

== External References ==
[https://veritasinternationalexpress.mojonetwork.in/national-news/mira-road-shia-cleric-fir-against-journalist-rohit-sardana ''Veritas International Express'': "Senior Shia Cleric and Chief of Shia Population of Mira Road Maulana Syed Hasan Imam Zangipuri files an FIR against Journalist Rohit Sardana"]

[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/muslim-groups-see-red-over-journos-tweet/articleshow/61759448.cms ''The Times of India'': "Muslim groups see red over journo's tweet"]

[https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/protests-hyds-old-city-against-journalist-rohit-sardana-blasphemous-tweet-72046 ''The News Minute'': "Protests in Hyd's Old City against journalist Rohit Sardana for 'blasphemous' tweet"]

[https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/india-today-s-b-luru-office-attacked-shia-muslim-group-over-rohit-sardana-s-remark-72122 ''The News Minute'': "India Today's B'luru office attacked by Shia Muslim group over Rohit Sardana's remark"]

[https://archive.org/details/shia-crowd-lead-by-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi-filed-fir-in-mira-road-police-statio Internet Archive: "Shia Crowd Lead By Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi Filed FIR In Mira Road Police Station Against Rohit Sardana On 2017"]

[https://archive.org/details/2017-rohit-sardana-protest-rally-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi Internet Archive: "2017, Rohit Sardana Protest Rally, Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi"]

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42fb-JXtKT4 YouTube: "MAULANA SYED HASAN IMAM SAHAB QIBLA Protest against Rohit Sardana. Mira Road"]