How long before this degenerates into a “he said-she said” shouting match? Not that it isn’t there already…
VHP digs up proof of three temples at site - The Economic TimesNEW DELHI: Pushed against the wall by reports that excavations undertaken at Ayodhya by the Archaeological Survey of India, at the behest of the Allahabad High Court, had shown no traces of any temple pre-dating the Babri Masjid, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Tuesday hit back at what it alleged was a misinformation campaign unleashed by vested interests. It fielded the Indian Archaeological Society to prove that the excavations undertaken by the ASI, which came to an end on August 7, had stumbled upon enough evidence to prove that there indeed existed not one but three temples at various periods at the disputed site. The last one, Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, built around 12th century AD, was razed to the ground by Babar sometime in 1528-29 and a mosque built at the site.Posted by shanti at August 19, 2003 11:32 AM
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So let me get this straight. There’s an implicit threat of muslim extremist riots if they do build the temple, and an implicit threat of hindu extremist riots if they don’t? Or am I missing something? What exactly is the urgency to build a temple on that site?
When the Persians destroyed the Hekatopedon (probably incorrectly spelled), the Athenians built the Parthenon on a new location. Why not just leave the site empty and build a temple somewhere else?
Posted by: Sebastian at August 20, 2003 11:34 AM
Sebastian, Hindus claim that place to be God Rama’s birthplace, so consider that place more sacred than the rest - similarly, the Muslims feel slighted, since they think they are being run over by Hindus in this issue - it is a pretty lose-lose situation out here, till both groups come up with some visionaries to find a plausible and peaceful solution.
Posted by: Shanti at August 20, 2003 1:09 PM
The only solution to the Ayodhya problem as I mentioned on my blog some months back -
A MiG carrying George Fernandes crashes on the disputed site, and what is finally built there is a memorial for George….sponsored by Coca Cola and IBM. :mad:
Then the loonies shift to Kashi or Mathura and the whole exercise repeats itself till people in the Balkans say “We should not Indian-ise the situation here”.
Posted by: gaurav at August 21, 2003 4:12 AM
Gaurav, great idea :)
Posted by: Shanti at August 21, 2003 7:07 AM