Pooja K, Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur & M Niketh Vinod, School of Legal Studies, Cusat, Kochi
ABSTRACT
The Ayodhya dispute was the longest-running battle the country ever witnessed which started in the eighteenth century. As per Hindu mythology, Ayodhya is the birthplace of Lord Ram, hence of a sacred value to the Hindus of India. But the Muslims of India have a different story to tell regarding them worshiping Lord Allah in Ayodhya over the years from generation to generation. The Hindus alleged that the Babri Masjid was built after demolishing the temple of Lord Ram and claimed that the birthplace of Lord Rama belonged to the Hindus. This belief of the Hindus was followed by them installing a Nishan by writing Ram inside this mosque and further performing certain havans and poojas. This led Mohammed Salim to knock on the doors of the court to file the first case in 1858 against a group of Nihang Sikhs. As per Muslims, the Babri Masjid was made in the 13th century by Emperor Babur and there was no existence of a temple of Lord Ram at the site as stated by Hindus. This was followed by a series of judgments to reach today’s state.
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