Part II of the Kanchi Shankaracharya's exclusive interview to rediff.com
The outfit's international president Ashok Singhal said there was no need for a new mosque in Ayodhya.
But the deputy prime minister's lawyer denied the allegation saying the accused seem to have been 'tutored'.
Former UP CM Kalyan Singh on Thursday told the Liberhan Commission that he was not involved in the mobilisation of kar sevaks for the Babri masjid demolition on Dec 6, 1992
'He has emerged as a formidable leader who cannot be ignored anymore, who cannot be mocked.'
'The Constitution of India defeated the BJP.'
Ramchandra Das Paramhans said on the occasion that a mosque would not be allowed to be built at the disputed site in Ayodhya.
The Union government has sought vacation of the SC's interim order banning all kinds of religious activities in the 67-acre acquired land around the disputed structure in Ayodhya.
'It all started after the demolition of Babri Masjid... the Taliban were angry and took out their anger at Hindu and Sikh religious structures,' an afghan refugee in Delhi said.
In Ayodhya, the scene of demolition of the mosque that triggered communal riots across the country leaving nearly 2,000 people dead, no untoward incident was reported by the police so far.\n\n\n\n
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to file its reply to a batch of PILs challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law that prohibit filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what prevailed on August 15, 1947.
No one wants to curb the enthusiasm being seen among the people, but at the same time officials feel nothing should be left to chance, as the flood of humanity thronging the temple area poses problems for security personnel.
Indian politics, held captive in one way or the other by Ayodhya, may now well seek its emancipation from this issue, and the pursuit of welfare, asserts Congress leader Salman Khurshid in this excerpt from his latest book, Sunrise over Ayodhya.
He ruled out any differences among the BJP's top echelon over the issue, saying: "The media has written enough about it but it [the speculation] will come to an end by tomorrow evening."
A magnificent Krishna Janambhoomi temple in Mathura was a recurrent theme for the ruling BJP in the run-up to the assembly polls, reports Nitin Kumar.
He, however, refused to say whether Advani, who is also involved in the Ayodhya case, should follow suit.
'If it is proved that a Ram temple was demolished and on the same place a masjid was constructed, I think we have got no right to be there for a moment.'
Mir Baki was not the commander who had led the invasion on Ayodhya, Mishra said leading the bench to ask him as to what he was trying to prove by referring to these historical books.
The ASI has moved an application to that effect before the special Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court.
The bench on October 16 had reserved the judgment after marathon hearing of 40 days.
The submissions were made during the eighth day hearing in the case before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
The judge gave the directions after Vimal Kumar Srivastava and Manish Tripathi, representing the six accused, moved an application seeking their exemption from personal appearance for Friday only on the ground they had prior commitment.
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader justified the Centres decision to file a petition before the Supreme Court to speed up the case, saying the opposition wanted the case to be settled by the judiciary.
The board has decided not to oppose the governments plea for expeditious hearings in the title suit.
A statesman, scholar and linguist Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao will be remembered for several firsts to his credit during an eventful five years as prime minister in the last decade that saw India take a new economic path.
