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Cover Story Ayodhya Case History It started in 1885 and is still a long way from being resolved PRINT Share COMMENTS

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the chairman of the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas and another by the Sunni Central Boards of Waqfs, UP, in December 1961. All the four suits were clubbed together and brought before the Allahabad High Court which began recording oral evidence in July 1996. The case has always moved at a snail's pace. Out of the 100 witnesses, only 23 have testified till now. On an average, the examination of a witness takes a fortnight. Says former Delhi High Court chief justice Rajinder Sachar: "It is really impossible to find whether Ram was born on that exact piece of land. The matter will go on and on for years." The Union government on March 5 filed a petition before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court to expedite the case by holding daily hearings. Further, it suggested that the court appoint a commissioner or a judge to record the statements of the witnesses. But all this does not necessarily mean a speedy settlement of the issue. The case, fear legal experts, could be a long-drawn one. PRINT Share COMMENTS
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Interview 'Where Was The Delay? I Restored Sanity In A Record 72 Hours' The Gujarat chief minister is unrepentant and tries to brazen it out. Ranjit Bhushan OPINION A Question Of Belonging The hopes of a Muslim middle class that had put Partition's traumas behind it has been dealt a body blow. Free Speech: Riot After Riot Prem Shankar Jha Interview "This Was A BJP Lab Experiment" The trustee of Gujarat Today the only Muslim newspaper in the state with a wide readership on the recent riots. Interview "People Wanted Revenge And Got It" The central vice-president of the Bajrang Dal calls the gory killings part of a "Hindu revitalisation movement". Gujarat Real-Life Heroes All seems not lost when one hears redeeming stories of amity, compassion and unity against all odds. Cover Story The Mark Of Hindutva Is Indian democracy a cover for brute majorityism?, asks Saba Naqvi Bhaumik

Saba Naqvi Cover Story The Sage Of Reason The Kanchi seer comes up with a workable solution but will the VHP or the Muslims accept it? Free Speech: Voice Your Opinion and Regular Updates Priya Sahgal cover story Parindas In The Caged City The VHP says it's all set to storm Ayodhya on Mar 15, but ground realities suggest otherwise Sutapa Mukerjee In The Name Of Religion Filed In: Section: National Subsection: Cover Stories Translate into:
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Kar Sevak should have destroyed the mosque and must allowed court to prove what was it destroyed by Kar sevak or not and that itself would have taken 125 years in the court of law to deliver verdict. Jay Hyderabad, India

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Dr. Mathew! Contribution to VHP by 75% is nothing compared to 4% that receives from West. If VHP does not do anything then 4% and 16% will become 50% each Prem Krishnan Singapore, Singapore

Sep 22, 2010 05:38 PM 1

Dr. Mathew! Contribution to VHP by 75% is nothing compared to 4% that receives from West. If VHP does not do anything then 4% and 16% will become 50% each Prem Krishnan Singapore, Singapore

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have taken 125 years in the court of law to deliver verdict. Jay Hyderabad, India

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Fine Young Cannibals: At a Theatre Near You I beg to differ from your Ayodhya Case History (March 18). The story of Ayodhya didnot start in 1885. It started the day Babars commander demolished the original temple and built a memorial to Mughal supremacy. Perhaps youd do well to check the Encyclopaedia Britannica on this.Or should we demand a ban on it too, for spreading disaffection? Ratan Sharda, on e-mail I dont care if the mandir in Ayodhya is built or not. The only thing I care about is whether I can live with dignity in my country and not be ashamed of being called a Hindu. As a thinking, unbiased, non-political and non-religious Indian, I feel its the reporting of the kind one reads in the so-called secular media that would push the likes of me into supporting the vhp. S. Venkatraman, on e-mail From my childhood onwards I have been taught that Hindus are tolerant and peace-loving, that their abiding philosophy is sarvadharma sambhav. What happened in Gujarat then? Why should I want a Ram temple for which 3,500 people from both communities have been killed so far? Im sure even Lord Rama wouldnt want to be worshipped on the pile of these innocent dead. Geeta Lingwal, Chennai The lions share of the blame for the Gujarat carnage should go to

Indias fairweather friendsthe nris. His Holiness, the Shankaracharya of Puri, has on more than one occasion publicly demanded an accounting of the enormous funds available with the vhp and the Bajrang Dal. Are the nris proud of the way their huge contributions are being utilised to create mayhem and disharmony? Dr Mathew Joseph, Kollam When all I ask for is roti, kapda aur makaan, why am I being given mandir, masjid aur shamshaan? Vinod Kumar B., Bangalore

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Fine Young Cannibals: At a Theatre Near You I beg to differ from your Ayodhya Case History (March 18). The story of Ayodhya didnot start in 1885. It started the day Babars commander demolished the original temple and built a memorial to Mughal supremacy. Perhaps youd do well to check the Encyclopaedia Britannica on this.Or should we demand a ban on it too, for spreading disaffection? Ratan Sharda, on e-mail I dont care if the mandir in Ayodhya is built or not. The only thing I care about is whether I can live with dignity in my country and not be ashamed of being called a Hindu. As a thinking, unbiased, non-political and non-religious Indian, I feel its the reporting of the kind one reads in the so-called secular media that would push the likes of me into supporting the vhp. S. Venkatraman, on e-mail From my childhood onwards I have been taught that Hindus are tolerant and peace-loving, that their abiding philosophy is sarvadharma sambhav. What happened in Gujarat then? Why should I want a Ram temple for which 3,500 people from both communities have been killed so far? Im sure even Lord Rama wouldnt want to be worshipped on the pile of these innocent dead. Geeta Lingwal, Chennai The lions share of the blame for the Gujarat carnage should go to Indias fairweather friendsthe nris. His Holiness, the Shankaracharya

of Puri, has on more than one occasion publicly demanded an accounting of the enormous funds available with the vhp and the Bajrang Dal. Are the nris proud of the way their huge contributions are being utilised to create mayhem and disharmony? Dr Mathew Joseph, Kollam When all I ask for is roti, kapda aur makaan, why am I being given mandir, masjid aur shamshaan? Vinod Kumar B., Bangalore COLLAPSE COMMENTS Post a Comment You are not logged in, please log in or register Comments Policy

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