Bhopal, March 21 Most members of the Shia Muslim community refrained from celebrating Eid on Saturday as they denounced the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in US-Israeli strikes, and chanted slogans against the two countries in protest.
However, members of the Sunni Muslim community celebrated the festival with fervor, congregating at Eidgahs across the state to offer prayers.
Eid is being celebrated across the country on Saturday.
After offering prayers, Shias raised slogans against the United States and Israel for their attack on Iran.
To express their protest against Khamenei's killing, some of them arrived at the prayer grounds in Bhopal and elsewhere in the state, wearing black armbands and dressed in simple, old clothes, reflecting a somber mood.
Children from the Shia community were also seen wearing black armbands.
A photograph of Khamenei was placed at the Imambara in the state capital.
Khamenei was killed in the last week of February. He belonged to the Shia community.
During the address, Maulana Razi-ul-Hasan spoke about standing up against oppression.
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