The Babri Masjid replica was announced in West Bengal by a suspended TMC MLA. A Muslim organization in Hyderabad reports to be building a memorial dedicated to the dismantling of the Babri Masjid along with welfare facilities in Greater Noida.
This announcement was made by Tahreek Muslim Shabban president Mushtaq Malik. He addressed a public meeting on December 6, on the 33rd anniversary of the mosque’s demolition, the ANI reports.
“At that meeting, we decided that a memorial for the Babri Masjid would be built in Greater Hyderabad, and some welfare institutions would also be built within it. We will soon announce how it will be built and by when,” Malik said.
No one should be bothered by the name of Babur. There was no evidence that any revenue came from Babur’s side to build the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya,” ANI quoted, and Mushtaq Malik said, reacting to political criticism around the name Babur.
“This is done to divide the country. The brotherhood that existed between Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, and Dalits has been shattered by this, and the seeds of hatred have been sown,” Malik added.
“The same Babur who came to India aiming to wipe out the country’s culture was condemned by Guru Nanak Sahib as a tyrant… India will never accept any monument or object in his name,” BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh said, accusing West Bengal.
The Babri Masjid was demolished in 1992 by a mob of Hindutva activists at a site believed by many to be the birthplace of Lord Ram, where a temple is said to have once stood. In 2019, a Supreme Court verdict awarded the disputed land for the construction of a Ram Mandir, clearing the way for the project. The temple has since been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
