2026-09-08 · The Hindu
🔮 The French capital's socialist Mayor, Emmanuel Gregoire, said on X that it was "unacceptable" that the Tower management agreed to the delegation's conditions, and said an investigation would be launched.
BJP ties
The Tower, which receives nearly seven million visitors a year according to its website, was closed all day on Monday (September 7, 2026), but will open as normal on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) according to a staff representative.
BAPS, which is close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), consecrated its first major temple in France on Sunday (September 6, 2026), near Paris.
French Equality Minister Aurore Berge reacted angrily on X.
"In France, we do not ask women to erase themselves. assertive