Lucknow, April 5 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has claimed that Salar Masood was no less than a mafia, and the mafia who were recently buried in the state belonged to the same ideology.

"He destroyed our temples. Maharaja Suheldev freed the people from slavery by killing Salar Masood," he said.

CM stressed that plays based on the lives of such brave heroes should be produced and staged in schools and colleges so that the new generation can become aware of their history and contributions.

Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the entire building and two auditoriums of the Bharatendu Natya Academy in Lucknow on Sunday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that where Salar Masood was killed, a fair was held in his name, b...