Waseem Rizvi’s family says ‘not concerned’ with his decision to convert to Hinduism

The family of former UP Shia Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi, who quit Islam and converted to Hinduism, said on Wednesday that they are not concerned with his decision.

The family of Waseem Rizvi, the former Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board chairman who converted to Hinduism this week, has distanced from his decision to renounce Islam. The family said they were “not concerned” with his decision to convert to Hinduism.

Rizvi, who took a new name as Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi, converted to Hinduism under the guidance of Dasna Devi temple priest Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati in Ghaziabad on Monday.