Lucknow, March 1 Large-scale protests led by Shia Muslims broke out in various districts of Uttar Pradesh, including the state capital Lucknow, on Sunday to condemn the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a joint US-Israeli attack.
Describing Khamenei's "martyrdom" as a huge loss to humanity and the silencing of a strong voice for their rights, the protesters held a demonstration at the Chhota Imambara in Lucknow to condemn the "cowardly act" of the US and Israel.
Police said the gatherings were peaceful with no untoward incidents reported from anywhere in the state.
On Sunday evening, a large group of protesters took out a candlelight march from the Chhotta Imambara to the Bada Imambara in Lucknow.
Samajwadi Party spokesperson Abbas Haidar, who was at the protest site, told
