With the Centre forming a trust for construction of a Ram Temple at Ayodhya, Puri Sankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati has raised eyebrows over the five-acre land ordered by Supreme Court to be given to the Muslims for construction of a mosque.
He said the order would have adverse consequences in future leading to terrorism in Ayodhya. Requesting the Government, political parties and people, Saraswati requested the SC to reconsider the matter as it would create a situation leading to terrorism against Hindus’ places of worship.
He said the SC judgment for construction of a Ram Temple at Ayodhya seemed favourable to the wish of the Government, some political parties and people at large, but the decision of the court to hand over land for a mosque would further intensify the Hindu-Muslim conflict. He said that as a seer, it is his duty to let everyone know the ground reality and requested the court to revisit its decision.
Pointing out that Babur invaded India and demolished the old Ram Temple at Ayodhya to build a mosque, he urged the Muslim side not to accept the land for construction of a mosque.