‘Babri Masjid still exists’: Asaduddin Owaisi declares in Lok Sabha
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Babri Masjid still exists’: Asaduddin Owaisi declares in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, in an emotive speech in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, declared that the Babri mosque will exist in perpetuity at the Ram Temple site in Ayodhya. Long live Babri Masjid, long live India, Jai Hind," he said..Asaduddin Owaisi also posted the video of his speech on his X account. Replying to a discussion on the construction of the Ram Temple in Lok Sabha, Owaisi said the BJP government gave the impression that one religion triumphed over another. "What message do you give to the 17 crore Muslims in the country?.Am I a spokesperson of Babar, Jinnah or Aurangzeb?.I respect Lord Ram but I hate Nathuram Godse because he killed the person whose last words were Hey Ram," he added.

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West Bengal: BJP’s Ram Temple announcement counter to TMC MLA’s Babri Masjid-like mosque
1 week, 5 days ago

West Bengal: BJP’s Ram Temple announcement counter to TMC MLA’s Babri Masjid-like mosque

Live Mint  

West Bengal BJP's Murshidabad unit has announced plans to construct a Ram temple in Berhampore. This plan came just days after TMC MLA Humayun Kabir suggested constructing a mosque similar to the Babri Masjid in Beldanga in the same Murshidabad district. While speaking to reporters, BJP’s Berhampore organisational district president Shakharav Sarkar said, “We have already identified a land in …

West Bengal: BJP announces Ram temple project in Bengal, TMC proposes Babri Masjid-like mosque in same district
1 week, 5 days ago

West Bengal: BJP announces Ram temple project in Bengal, TMC proposes Babri Masjid-like mosque in same district

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal BJP's Murshidabad unit has announced plans to construct a Ram temple in Berhampore, days after TMC MLA Humayun Kabir proposed to set up a mosque modelled after the Babri Masjid at Beldanga in the same district. Ram temple in Ayodhya The BJP said the temple’s construction will begin on January 22, 2025, exactly one year after the inauguration …

UP: Friday Prayers Held Peacefully In Sambhal Amid Tight Security On Babri Demolition Anniversary
2 weeks, 4 days ago

UP: Friday Prayers Held Peacefully In Sambhal Amid Tight Security On Babri Demolition Anniversary

ABP News  

Sambhal, Dec 6 : Heavy security deployment was mounted in Sambhal on Friday in light of Friday prayers and the Babri demolition anniversary, with clerics appealing to people to offer prayers in their local mosques and maintain peace in the area. District Magistrate Rajender Pensiya told reporters that the prayers went off peacefully at the Shahi Jama Masjid with 600 …

Photo Essay: The Babri Masjid demolition, 32 years ago
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Photo Essay: The Babri Masjid demolition, 32 years ago

India Today  

The demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, marked a pivotal moment in India's history, fuelling debates over religion, politics, and identity. Leaders Addressing the Crowd BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani’s speeches galvanised the masses, stoking passions that culminated in the Babri Masjid's demolition. Riots after the Babri Masjid demolition in Seelampur The Aftermath The destruction …

Ayodhya Ram temple chief priest flays NCERT over revised textbook, says…
6 months, 1 week ago

Ayodhya Ram temple chief priest flays NCERT over revised textbook, says…

Hindustan Times  

Satyendra Das Maharaj, the chief priest of Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, said on Monday that he was ‘dissatisfied’ with the commission of crucial events related to the Ayodhya movement in the newly revised Class 12 political science textbook of the National Council of Educational Research and Training. The section on Ayodhya has been pruned from four to two pages and …

Himanta Biswa Sarma's vote appeal: 'Ensure Babri Masjid never rebuilt'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Himanta Biswa Sarma's vote appeal: 'Ensure Babri Masjid never rebuilt'

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed the Congress can rebuild the Babri Masjid in place of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. We want 400 seats because Congress can rebuild the Babri Masjid in place of the Ram Temple. Earlier this month, PM Modi claimed he wanted 400 Lok Sabhaseats to prevent the Congress from putting what he …

If Modi doesn’t remain PM, mandir will again become masjid: Bandi Sanjay
9 months, 4 weeks ago

If Modi doesn’t remain PM, mandir will again become masjid: Bandi Sanjay

New Indian Express  

SIDDIPET: Slamming the Congress for questioning the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, BJP national general secretary and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay on Monday said that the temple will once again be turned into Babri Masjid if Narendra Modi is not re-elected as the prime minister. Speaking on the occasion, Sanjay said: “I want the Congress to explain why it …

'Country does not need Baba Modi', says AIMIM's Owaisi at Parliament
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Country does not need Baba Modi', says AIMIM's Owaisi at Parliament

India Today  

AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, while addressing the Motion of Thanks in Rajya Sabha, questioned the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government if it was "the government of a particular community, religion or of the entire country", adding that the "nation does not need a Baba Modi". While making the remarks during a discussion on the construction of …

Ram Mandir ceremony poses bigger challenge for opposition in India
11 months ago

Ram Mandir ceremony poses bigger challenge for opposition in India

Live Mint  

The start of January's third week saw the nation engage in what Mikhail Bakhtin has described as ‘carnivalesque’. The Pran Pratistha ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya's half constructed Ram Mandir was paradigmatic of the Bakhtin described de-stabilization or reversal of power structures, as happens in traditional forms of carnival. However, the evident urgency of the consecration ceremony that could …

Modi hails controversial temple inauguration as breaking ‘shackles of slave mentality’
11 months ago

Modi hails controversial temple inauguration as breaking ‘shackles of slave mentality’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The temple was built after “countless sacrifices” and is …

Babri mosque to Ram temple: A timeline from 1528 to 2024
11 months ago

Babri mosque to Ram temple: A timeline from 1528 to 2024

Al Jazeera  

Ram temple is inaugurated in northern Ayodhya city 32 years after a Hindu nationalist mob demolished the Mughal era Babri mosque. 1990 – BJP’s Ram temple campaign BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani leads a nationwide campaign to build a temple in the place of the mosque. May 2011 – Ruling suspended The Supreme Court suspends the High Court ruling following …

Ayodhya Ram Mandir: UP CM Yogi lights 'Ram Jyoti' after ‘pran pratishtha’
11 months ago

Ayodhya Ram Mandir: UP CM Yogi lights 'Ram Jyoti' after ‘pran pratishtha’

Hindustan Times  

Jan 22, 2024 5:51 AM IST The Ram Mandir dispute is a long-standing and complex issue in Indian history that revolves around the construction of a temple dedicated to Lord Ram at the site in Ayodhya. Here's a brief look back at the key events: Babri Masjid Construction : The Babri Masjid, believed to have been built by the Mughal …

A Hindu temple built atop a razed mosque in India is helping Modi boost his political standing
11 months ago

A Hindu temple built atop a razed mosque in India is helping Modi boost his political standing

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Three decades after Hindu mobs tore down a historical mosque, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the consecration of a grand Hindu temple at the same site on Monday in a political move to boost his party ahead of a crucial national vote. Experts say the temple, dedicated to Hinduism’s most revered deity Lord Ram, will …

OPINION | RAM TEMPLE: CONGRESS MUST STOP NITPICKING AND JOIN THE EVENT
11 months ago

OPINION | RAM TEMPLE: CONGRESS MUST STOP NITPICKING AND JOIN THE EVENT

India TV News  

The first picture of Ram Lalla idol installed in the sanctum sanctorum of Ram temple in Ayodhya was revealed on Friday, even as Ganesh Puja ritual was being performed, three days ahead of the main consecration ceremony. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav, who happens to be Akhilesh Yadav’s uncle, stirred a hornets’ nest when he justified the police …

Owaisi asks Muslims to ‘keep mosques populated’, says ‘it may happen these Masjids are taken away from us’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Owaisi asks Muslims to ‘keep mosques populated’, says ‘it may happen these Masjids are taken away from us’

India TV News  

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has appealed to the Muslim youths to “keep the mosques populated” while expressing apprehension that the existing ones are “taken away” from them. He asked the people from the community to be watchful of the activities done by the BJP-led Centre and made a reference to Ram Mandir in Ayodhya stating that the place where they …

Asaduddin Owaisi: Won't Attend Ram Temple Opening Even if Invited
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Asaduddin Owaisi: Won't Attend Ram Temple Opening Even if Invited

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: "The question does not arise," declared AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi in response to enquiries about whether he had received an invitation to the January 22 consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. He categorically stated that even if an invitation were extended, he and his party members would not attend the event. I am deliberately saying so-called masjid because …

Congress stalled Ram Temple construction: Amit Shah
1 year, 4 months ago

Congress stalled Ram Temple construction: Amit Shah

Op India  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah appealed to people in Uttar Pradesh to vote BJP to all 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh in the ensuing 2024 Lok Sabha polls, which he said will be a fitting tribute to the late party stalwart Kalyan Singh. Addressing a gathering in Aligarh on the second death anniversary of Kalyan Singh, a prominent OBC leader …

‘After 100 years a mosque will be built after demolishing Ram temple’: Maulana Sajid Rashidi spews hate, says Muslims will not be silent in future
1 year, 11 months ago

‘After 100 years a mosque will be built after demolishing Ram temple’: Maulana Sajid Rashidi spews hate, says Muslims will not be silent in future

Op India  

As the construction of a grand temple at the Shri Ram Janambhoomi continues in full swing, Maulana Sajid Rashid, the chairman of All India Imam Association has stoked controversy by saying that after 100 years when Muslims come to power in India, the Ram temple at Ayodhya will be demolished and a mosque will be built at its place. Maulana …

Babri Masjid and the politics of demolition
2 years ago

Babri Masjid and the politics of demolition

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 06, 2022 20:43 IST “. The slogan, “Babri to bas jhanki hai, Kashi Mathura baki hai”, stands testimony to the yearning that continues to haunt India even today. They include the demolition of seven mazars in UP’s Mathura in 2018, ordered by the Adityanath government, the one in Barabanki in 2021, and the mazar between Chaubepur and …

Ayodhya moves on three decades after the anniversary of Babri mosque demolition
2 years ago

Ayodhya moves on three decades after the anniversary of Babri mosque demolition

The Hindu  

Three decades after the demolition of the Babri mosque, people in this pilgrim city seem to have moved on and appear to be treating its anniversary Tuesday almost like any other day. Police are describing the security arrangements in Ayodhya for December 6 – the day 30 years back when "kar sevaks" razed the 16th century mosque as “routine”. VHP …

Jairam Ramesh terms opening of locks of Babri structure a mistake
2 years, 3 months ago

Jairam Ramesh terms opening of locks of Babri structure a mistake

Op India  

On Thursday, veteran Congress leader Jairam Ramesh courted controversy after he dubbed the opening of Babri Masjid, which eventually paved the path for the Ram Janmabhoomi struggle, a mistake. Congress denied the existence of Lord Ram, opposed Ram Mandir In 2007, an affidavit filed by the Congress-led government read, “Valmiki Ramayana and Ramcharitmanas admittedly form an important part of ancient …

1986: Babri Masjid unlocked
2 years, 4 months ago

1986: Babri Masjid unlocked

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST The Rajiv Gandhi government’s overturning of the Supreme Court judgment in the Shah Bano case had not only riled the Indian middle class and the intelligentsia but also given a boost to the Hindu right wing and its majoritarian playbook. In a move most experts believe was made at the prompting of the …

Film on Babri Masjid demolition screened at JNU; slogans raised against BJP, RSS
3 years ago

Film on Babri Masjid demolition screened at JNU; slogans raised against BJP, RSS

India TV News  

A protest march was carried out by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union inside the campus demanding reconstruction of the demolished Babri Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya. The protest march ended at the Chandrabhaga Hostel where the student leaders made speeches demanding reconstruction of the mosque, news agency IANS reported. Several videos have also surfaced from within the campus wherein …

Security Tightened in Mathura Ahead of Babri Mosque Demolition Anniversary
3 years ago

Security Tightened in Mathura Ahead of Babri Mosque Demolition Anniversary

News 18  

Security has been tightened in Mathura to avoid any untoward incident ahead of December 6, the date on which the Babri mosque was demolished in Ayodhya in 1992, officials said on Saturday. Four right-wing groups, the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, Srikrishna Janmabhumi Nirman Nyas, Narayani Sena and the Srikrishna Mukti Dal, had earlier sought permission to hold non-traditional programmes on …

Like no one killed Jessica, nobody demolished Babri Masjid: Chidambaram at Salman Khurshid's book launch event
3 years, 1 month ago

Like no one killed Jessica, nobody demolished Babri Masjid: Chidambaram at Salman Khurshid's book launch event

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said things took a predictable course after Supreme Court's verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi and like no one killed Jessica, nobody demolished Babri Masjid. The former finance minister made these comments at the launch event of Salman Khurshid's book Sunrise over Ayodhya, which is on the Ayodhya verdict. P Chidambaram at the launch event of …

Ayodhya mosque construction starts
3 years, 10 months ago

Ayodhya mosque construction starts

The Hindu  

The formal construction of the Dhannipur Mosque Project was launched on Republic Day with the unfurling of the Tricolour, singing of the National Anthem and planting of saplings of various trees like tamarind, mango, neem and guava at the five-acre plot in Dhannipur village here. Existence of old shrine IICF secretary Athar Hussain said the ‘green inauguration’ was chosen due …

Foundation stone for mosque in Ayodhya’s Dannipur village to be laid on R-Day
4 years ago

Foundation stone for mosque in Ayodhya’s Dannipur village to be laid on R-Day

The Hindu  

The blueprint of the mosque to replace the Babri Masjid will be unveiled this Saturday and its foundation laid on Republic Day on the five-acre land allotted for it here, members of the Trust formed for its construction said. “The Trust chose January 26, 2021 for laying the foundation stone of the Ayodhya mosque as on this day our Constitution …

For 400 Years Our Masjid Stood in Ayodhya: AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi on Babri Demolition Anniversary
4 years ago

For 400 Years Our Masjid Stood in Ayodhya: AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi on Babri Demolition Anniversary

News 18  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday urged people to remember and teach the next generation to remember the injustice done with the demolition of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya. “Remember & teach the next generation to remember: For 400+ years our Babri Masjid stood in Ayodhya. The MIM had appealed to Muslims to observe a shutdown to register …

Babri Masjid Demolition an Unparalleled Crime That Has Wounded Country Like Gandhi's Assassination: Pinarayi Vijayan
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Masjid Demolition an Unparalleled Crime That Has Wounded Country Like Gandhi's Assassination: Pinarayi Vijayan

News 18  

A day after a CBI special court in Lucknow acquitted all the accused, including BJP veteran LK Advani, in the Babri Masjid demolition case, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the1992 incident was an unparalleled crime that has deeply wounded the country like the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. All the 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, …

SDPIs Tasleem Rehmani vows to rebuild Babri even it takes 1000 years
4 years, 2 months ago

SDPIs Tasleem Rehmani vows to rebuild Babri even it takes 1000 years

Op India  

Secretary of Social Democratic Party of India Tasleem Rehmani made some highly provocative comments during a TV debate on Zee News. Arguing with a co-panellist on the debate over Krishna Janmanbhoomi, Rehmani threatened that Babri Masjid will be rebuilt in Ayodhya even if it takes 1000 years. When the anchor called out Rehmani for having double standards, he said that …

I still say Babri Masjid demolition was meticulously planned, Uma Bharti took responsibility: Justice Liberhan
4 years, 2 months ago

I still say Babri Masjid demolition was meticulously planned, Uma Bharti took responsibility: Justice Liberhan

India Today  

The demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992 was a "meticulously planned" act and senior BJP leader Uma Bharti had "categorically" taken responsibility for it, Justice Manmohan Singh Liberhan has said, according to a report in the Indian Express. The Government of India had set up the Liberhan Commission in 1992 to investigate the Babri Masjid demolition. From …

Swara Bhasker, Anubhav Sinha and others react as accused get acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case
4 years, 2 months ago

Swara Bhasker, Anubhav Sinha and others react as accused get acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case

India Today  

On September 30, a special CBI court in Uttar Pradesh announced a historic judgement on Babri Masjid demolition of December 6, 1992. He wrote, "Congratulations Mr Lal Krishna Advani you are now acquitted of the charges of single handedly drawing a bloody line across the soul of this country. Congratulations Mr Lal Krishna Advani you are now acquitted of the …

Babri Masjid demolition case | Sangh, BJP hail verdict
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case | Sangh, BJP hail verdict

The Hindu  

The BJP and other organisations of the Sangh Parivar welcomed the acquittal of the 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case by a special CBI court in Lucknow on Wednesday, with senior leader and one of the main accused in the case, L.K. Advani, stating that it vindicated “personal and BJP’s belief and commitment towards the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.” …

Feeling helpless as an Indian Muslim: Asaduddin Owaisi on Babri demolition verdict
4 years, 2 months ago

Feeling helpless as an Indian Muslim: Asaduddin Owaisi on Babri demolition verdict

Live Mint  

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday expressed outrage over the judgment of a CBI court in Lucknow acquitting all the 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case and demanded that the central investigating agency go for an appeal. Calling the judgement "obnoxious", he claimed it contradicted the Supreme Court's observations in its verdict on November 9 last year that …

All India Muslim Personal Law Board to challenge Babri Mosque Verdict in High Court
4 years, 2 months ago

All India Muslim Personal Law Board to challenge Babri Mosque Verdict in High Court

News 18  

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board said that it will appeal against the special CBI court verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case in the high court. “We will appeal against the judgment in the High Court,” said the lawyer, who was also part of the Babri Masjid Action Committee. Prominent Sunni cleric and All India Muslim Personal Law …

Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case: A timeline

The Hindu  

The verdict by a special court in the Babri Masjid demolition case comes 28 years after kar sevaks razed the 16th century mosque and almost a year after the Supreme Court settled the land case in favour of a Ram temple at the disputed Ayodhya site. - Feb 2011: CBI moves Supreme Court against high court order in the mosque …

Babri Masjid Demolition Had Just One Conspiracy – False Secularism
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Masjid Demolition Had Just One Conspiracy – False Secularism

The Quint  

Truth has emerged victorious today. The only “conspiracy” in the Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case was a political conspiracy. It’s because a certain aggression in people – who were trying to ‘protect’ the mosque – provoked a section of people, the latter went ahead and demolished it. This was done at the political messaging of the so-called secular party to …

‘No criminal conspiracy’: Key points of Babri Masjid verdict
4 years, 2 months ago

‘No criminal conspiracy’: Key points of Babri Masjid verdict

Hindustan Times  

A special CBI court on Wednesday acquitted all 32 accused in the Babri Mosque demolition case, saying the demolition of the mosque was a spontaneous affair and not a pre-planned one. The accused, including LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti, Kalyan Singh, faced charges like criminal conspiracy, rioting, promoting enmity between different groups, and unlawful assembly. VHP Chief Alok …

Babri Mosque Demolition Verdict Boost to BJP as Party Hails Acquittal of All 32 Accused
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Mosque Demolition Verdict Boost to BJP as Party Hails Acquittal of All 32 Accused

News 18  

The acquittal of senior BJP leaders and Hindutva activists in the Babri mosque demolition case on Wednesday has come as a big boost to the saffron party whose leaders have insisted that the razing of the disputed structure in Ayodhya was a spontaneous act and not part of any conspiracy. The special CBI court’s order effectively absolves the BJP of …

Babri Masjid demolition case: Verdict after 28 years of twists and turns
4 years, 2 months ago

Babri Masjid demolition case: Verdict after 28 years of twists and turns

India Today  

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court today acquitted all accused as it pronounced its much-awaited judgment in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case. TWISTS AND TURNS IN BABRI MASJID DEMOLITION CASES The Uttar Pradesh government set up a special court in Lucknow in consultation with the Allahabad High Court in September 1993 -- the state was still under the …

Mosque in Ayodhya may be square-shaped like the Kaaba: Trust
4 years, 3 months ago

Mosque in Ayodhya may be square-shaped like the Kaaba: Trust

The Hindu  

The mosque to come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case may have a shape that is different from the traditional shape of mosques and will not be named after any emperor or king. Secretary and spokesperson of the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation Athar Hussain told PTI on Sunday, “A mosque measuring 15,000 square …

Mosque in Ayodhya may not have 'traditional shape': Trust official
4 years, 3 months ago

Mosque in Ayodhya may not have 'traditional shape': Trust official

India TV News  

The mosque to come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case may have a shape that is different from the traditional shape of mosques and will not be named after any emperor or king. Secretary and spokesperson of the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation Athar Hussain told PTI on Sunday, "A mosque measuring 15,000 square …

Babri masjid demolition verdict on Sept 30; LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti other accused told to be present
4 years, 3 months ago

Babri masjid demolition verdict on Sept 30; LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti other accused told to be present

India TV News  

A special CBI court hearing the Babri mosque demolition case will pronounce its judgment on September 30. Prominent among the 32 accused are former deputy prime minister L K Advani and BJP leaders M M Joshi, Kalyan Singh, Uma Bharti and Vinay Katiyar. LK Advani, MM Joshi and Uma Bharati -- key leaders of the BJP at the time, are …

Mosque in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village to be of same size as Babri Masjid, says trust
4 years, 3 months ago

Mosque in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village to be of same size as Babri Masjid, says trust

Firstpost  

The five-acre complex will also house a hospital, a library, and a museum curated by food critic Pushpesh Pant, among other facilities Lucknow: A mosque that will come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case will be of the same size as Babri Masjid, said an office-bearer of the trust formed for its …

Mosque in Ayodhya will be of same size as Babri Masjid; Pushpesh Pant to curate its museum: Trust
4 years, 3 months ago

Mosque in Ayodhya will be of same size as Babri Masjid; Pushpesh Pant to curate its museum: Trust

India Today  

A mosque that will come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case will be of the same size as Babri Masjid, said an office-brearer of the trust formed for its construction. The five-acre complex in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village will also house a hospital, a library and a museum among others, the office-bearer said, …

Hindutva’s drumbeaters
4 years, 4 months ago

Hindutva’s drumbeaters

The Hindu  

August 5, 2020 will go down in history as the day on which the television’s remote contol was rendered superfluous. Sample this: The India Today channel, whose print avatar had called the Babri Masjid demolition “Nation's Shame” back in 1992, now called the foundation stone laying ceremony of the temple “nation’s pride”. “Temples across the United States have announced special …

Babri Masjid Demolition Case: Proclaimed Offender Appears in Court, Says Attended Bhumi Pujan Event
4 years, 4 months ago

Babri Masjid Demolition Case: Proclaimed Offender Appears in Court, Says Attended Bhumi Pujan Event

News 18  

Proclaimed offender Om Prakash Pandey surrendered before the special CBI court in Lucknow on Thursday in the Babri mosque demolition case. On Thursday, Pandey told the court that he had relinquished his home and was in Rishikesh, performing religious rituals to pray that the Ram temple be constructed at Ayodhya. Meanwhile, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh produced evidence …

AIMPLB Removes Controversial Tweet Comparing Hagia Sophia to Babri Masjid After Backlash
4 years, 4 months ago

AIMPLB Removes Controversial Tweet Comparing Hagia Sophia to Babri Masjid After Backlash

News 18  

After backlash from its own community members, including senior member of the board and prominent lawyer Zafaryab Jilani, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Thursday deleted its controversial tweet comparing Hagia Sophia in Turkey to the Babri Masjid. However, after objection from its own members and Jilani, the board deleted the tweet and issued another statement, saying, “The …

Triumphalism of Ayodhya coverage masked pain of India's largest minority, but hope persists that secularism will outlast hate
4 years, 4 months ago

Triumphalism of Ayodhya coverage masked pain of India's largest minority, but hope persists that secularism will outlast hate

Firstpost  

In the run-up to the grand ceremony, there was no acknowledgement of the destruction of lives of fellow citizens, neither by the constitutional Head of State, nor by the ruling party, nor the Opposition, not even by the media It was on 6 August, 1998 that the Justice BN Srikrishna Commission Report of Inquiry into Mumbai’s 1992-1993 riots was tabled. …

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