Many Hindu activist groups and devotees had recently urged the district administration to change the name of 'Salaam Aarti' ritual to 'Sandhya Aarti' at the Melkote temple in Mandya.
Ajay Mishra in his report has submitted that the survey was done by him on May 6 and May 7 and the Muslim side had gathered a mob of over 100 people during the survey to hinder their work.