Summary:
Ghaziabad, Dec 6 (PTI) Former UP Shia Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi on Monday converted to Hinduism at a ceremony in a temple here.
The ceremony took place at the Dasna Devi temple.
Now, he will be known as Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi, temple priest Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati said declaring his new name.
Rizvi earlier this year had stirred a controversy by approaching the Supreme Court, seeking the removal of 26 verses from the Quran.
Rizvi had alleged that the verses "promoted terrorism".
During the ceremony, Rizvi recited "shlokas".