The Muslim community’s anger towards the Australian government erupted at an Eid prayer meeting in western Sydney attended by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, as a small number of attendees called for the leaders to be thrown out of the mosque.The leader attending the event in Lakemba, Burke’s constituency, was sitting among thousands of people ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations when a handful of people began pushing him during a post-prayer address, ABC News reported. Chants of “Boo Tony Burke, boo Albanese,” “genocide supporters,” and “get them out of here” were echoed, although many others in the crowd appeared welcoming.NSW Police were called to the mosque about a disturbance about 8am and the 33-year-old man was ordered to move on. He was evacuated without further incident.The man, Sheikh Mukhlis, said he was thrown down the stairs barefoot after being assaulted by Albanese and Burke.“We need to ask ourselves why they are in our sacred places, at our sacred times, standing in front, smiling for pictures,” he said in a social media video.“The irony is that if you listen to what the sheikh was actually saying in his khutbah, our joy is incomplete because there is no peace in Gaza and there is war in Lebanon.”The Muslim community is divided on whether the federal government should be invited to events due to their ongoing strained relations.Tensions have risen due to criticism of the government’s response to the Israeli war in Gaza, a rise in Islamophobic attacks in Australia and the response of NSW Police to Muslim men praying during a protest in Sydney.The Lakemba Mosque has received a number of hateful and threatening letters this year, which it says have frightened the community.Today, for the first time since October 7, 2023, the Lebanese Muslim Association invited Albanese to the Lakemba Mosque.Haj Gamel Kheir, secretary and spokesperson of the Lebanese Muslim Association, said reuniting with the government is a way to voice their concerns.“Moving away from engagement has not advanced our community, nor has it changed outcomes abroad,” he said in a statement after the event this morning.“We don’t open our doors for show,” he said.“We do this because real conversations require accessibility, and because our community deserves to be heard directly, not talked to from a distance.”In a social media post after the uproar, Albanese said it was an honor to attend the Lakemba mosque.He said, “Eid Mubarak. It is an honor to join thousands of people for Eid al-Fitr at the Lakemba Mosque this morning.”Albanese also visited the Lakemba Ramadan Night Markets with his wife Jodie and Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Bilal El-Hayek earlier this month.