Hours before the Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan ceremony in Ayodhya, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday (Augusts 5) sparked a fresh controversy by claiming that Babri Masjid incident will always remain etched in Ayodhya’s legacy.
Tweeting with the hashtag Babri Zinda Hai, the Hyderabad MP said, “Babri Masjid thi, hai, aur rahegi.”
It is to be noted that Owaisi had earlier raised questions over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to attend the bhoomi pujan ceremony. “If PM Modi attends in his capacity as a prime minister, it will send a wrong message to the country,” he had said.
All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) also echoed similar feelings and said that Babri Masjid was and will always be a Masjid. AIMPLB cited the example of Hagia Sophia in Turkey and said that situations don’t last forever.
“Babri Masjid was and will always be a Masjid. Hagia Sophia is a great example for us. Usurpation of the land by an unjust, oppressive, shameful and majority appeasing judgment can’t change it’s status. No need to be heartbroken. Situations don’t last forever,” tweeted AIMPLB.