The Headpriest Speaks
Posted by JoMay 6
And now comes another blow at the Sangh Parivar and BJP. Straight from the head priest of Ram Janmabhoomi, Satyendra Das.
But Babri Masjid was demolished so that Ram Mandir could be built.
The demolition of the Babri Masjid was an unfortunate incident. It was like a mandir only [sic]. It protected Ram Lalla and pujas were regularly organised there. Thousands of devotees thronged the place. After they destroyed the masjid, Ram Lalla stands unprotected in storm and rain. There’s only a makeshift structure. They said they would build a mandir; their intention was to grab power. Earlier, nobody had a problem with the fact that pujas were held inside the masjid, nobody protested. But all problems started after the Babri Masjid was demolished.
Local Muslims never had a problem with pujas being held inside the Babri Masjid?
Nobody had any problem. They even used to say that let us all sit together and find a solution to the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid issue. It was only when the BJP and the Bajrang Dal came and started the Ram Janmabhoomi movement that relations soured between the two communities. There was bloodshed, mandirs were destroyed. Now everything is normal again. It is not an issue in Ayodhya, never was. Hindus and Muslims have always lived in peace in Ayodhya. The BJP’s lust for power created all the problems.
(Image courtesy: Mid-Day)
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3 comments
Comment by Ravi on May 8, 2009 at 12:28 am
Jo, these ruthless people are also the cause for such religious divide in states like Kerala and TN. There used to be caste divisions, fights – yes but never based on religion and BJP takes full credit for starting that here. And Advani says he cried when the masjid was demolished (in his autobiography). What crap!
Comment by maddy on May 9, 2009 at 6:44 am
levaneyokke pidichu petakkanam..
a bunch of rubbish. but i think it is easy for us to say.
we in kerala had a reasonable amount of religious tolerance, as you know the first mosques built by malik bin dinar in kerala were in temples, donated by the rulers. they still light lamps (nilavilakku) in those mosques after 1200 yrs.
but in north India they had so much blood shed over religion and so the rift is wide and the memories of the losses still vivid. nevertheless it is foolish to believe violence is the answer.
Comment by Jo on May 9, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Ravi – Advani is a pakka politician and he won’t rest on the Ayodhya issue until he grabs the PM position.
Maddy – So true Maddy.
The scary thing is, just like there are organizations like VHP/BJP etc spreading hatred in the name of religion on one side, there are elements on the other side (Muslim and Christian segments) who use this opportunity (using fear factor) to gain more power within their communities. It is a sad thing, because now it’s very scarce to find spirituality in religion. It’s all become a tool for business and power play.