India, Oct. 27 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced the renaming of Mustafabad in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district as Kabir Dham, the latest in a series of such moves, saying it is part of the efforts to restore pride.

"Faizabad is now Ayodhya, and Allahabad is Prayagraj. And Mustafabad will again be made Kabir Dham...connecting you with the programme to restore the pride," he said at an event in Lakhimpur Kheri.

The renaming of Allahabad in 2018 prompted demands for changing the names of cities, towns, and districts that Hindu groups insist are associated with the Mughal rulers.

Adityanath said he asked how many Muslims lived in Mustafabad when he came to know about the name, and the reply was none. "But the n...