Yati Narsinghanand Giri, speaking at a religious conference organised by the Kurukshetra Gurukulam Foundation (KGF), targeted Islam, referring to Muslims as “cannibal-mad dogs” and mosques as “hubs of terrorists.” He claimed that the shivling from Somnath had been placed under the stairs of a mosque in Ghazni, where it is allegedly stepped on. He alleged that for a thousand years, Muslims have been killing Hindus, destroying temples, and sexually assaulting and selling Hindu women. Citing Israel as an inspiration, he further claimed that the Ram temple—“meant to symbolise Hindu sacrifice and Islam’s atrocities”—had instead become a symbol of brotherhood because gulaal (coloured powder) and bricks were sourced from Muslims. He criticised the Mathura Krishna temple, claiming that despite crores of rupees being donated, “those fighting Islam” receive no financial support. He also alleged that mosques prepare lists of Hindu women to decide whom to “trap,” and warned that the country would become the next hub of Islam.