Days after the state government left out Taj Mahal from a tourism department booklet, BJP MLA Sangeet Som on Sunday questioned Taj Mahal’s place in history, distorting historical facts to say that it was built by an emperor who imprisoned his father and targeted Hindus. In fact, Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, was the one who was imprisoned till the end of his days by his son Aurangzeb. Speaking at an event in Sisauli area of Meerut on Sunday, Som said: “Bahut logon ko bada dard hua ki Agra ka Taj Mahal aitihasik sthalon se nikaal diya gaya… kaisa itihaas… kahan ka itihaas… kaun sa itihaas… kya woh itihaas… ki Taj Mahal ko banane wale ne…