Actress Sara Ali Khan, who regularly visits the Kedarnath temple in the Himalayas, will no longer be eligible to enter the holy shrine unless she proves her devotion to Sanatan Dharma.
Sara Ali Khan asked to prove her devotion to Sanatan Dharma to enter Kedarnath temple
Addressing the media in Dehradun on Tuesday, Badri-Kedar Temple Committee Chairman Hemant Dwivedi said that those who are not followers of Sanatan Dharma, if they want to visit the temples managed by the committee, they will have to submit an affidavit proving their faith in Hinduism.
Dwivedi said, “If Sara Ali Khan expresses her devotion towards Sanatan Dharma and submits an affidavit, we will allow her to perform the puja.”
Sara Ali Khan’s mother Amrita Singh is a Punjabi Sikh. His father is Saif Ali Khan, a Muslim actor.
While Sara refrained from commenting, a hurt and bewildered source from her family wondered where our country is headed. “A few years ago, such restrictions were unimaginable. Sara’s family is liberal in the truest sense. Her grandmother Sharmila Tagore was happily and harmoniously married to Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi for 43 years. Sara’s father Saif Ali Khan has been married to Kareena Kapoor, a Punjabi Hindu, for many years. Such awkward questions of fidelity have never arisen before.”
Sara first visited Kedarnath in 2017 when she shot for the film Kedarnath With Sushant Singh Rajput. Since then, she continues to visit there regularly. Not anymore. Unless she can prove her Hindutva.
