India, May 21 -- A street dancer was allegedly heckled for singing Kailash Kher's "Allah ke bande" at the famous Tripurasundari temple in Tripura's Gomati district, sparking political outrage.

The opposition CPI(M) on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, demanding swift action from the state government and accusing it of fostering an atmosphere of intolerance.

The video of the incident that went viral on social media on Sunday shows the street dancer, Shanu Malakar, is purportedly being threatened by another person (not seen in the video) and questioned him for his choice of song on the temple premises, saying that praise of Allah could not be done at a temple.

In the video, Malakar is seen replying tha...