Hyderabad, May 20 -- Home Minister, Mohammed Mahmood Ali, criticised attempts being made to distort history and play down the contribution of Muslims in India. Contrary to the impression being created, Mughals did not loot India. On the other hand, they scripted history and enriched the country. "Unfortunately those who built the Taj Mahal, the epitome of love, are being targeted", he remarked.

The Home Minister was speaking after releasing the book, India's Architectural Heritage, at a programme held at Media Plus auditorium here on Friday evening. The coffee table book authored by photojournalist, K.N. Wasif, has over 150 attention-grabbing pictures of historic monuments, forts and palaces of medieval India.

The 140-page book designed...