On 31 October 2025, which was also rather ironically the National Unity Day, a Hindi movie titled The Taj Story was released. Hardcore right-winger Paresh Rawal is the protagonist of the movie which aims to show that the Taj Mahal was originally a Hindu temple, Tejo Mahalaya. There is no historical evidence at all for the claim. Even the Archaeological Survey of India, which has become a handmaiden of the BJP government in India, has repeatedly rejected the claim that the Taj Mahal was orig...