Advani's deposition

Sir, - The deposition of the Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani before the Justice Liberhan Commission about the withdrawal of the ordinance by the then Prime Minister, Mr. V. P. Singh, to acquire the land around the disputed Ayodhya structure and refer the issue to the Supreme Court: had Mr. Singh not done that at that time the Government would have earned the bad repute of being sectarian and partisan in its action.

Mr. Advani feels proud of having participated in the Ayodhya movement but he ignores the fact that this culminated in the demolition of the Ayodhya Masjid and communal riots. The indication is clear that history is manoeuvred to suit a slanted agenda in contemporary politics and the movement was organised to achieve that narrow and short-sighted objective.

One has to understand role of Mughal rulers. They ruled for a longer period than the British and had they been oppressive and intolerant they would not have survived for a thousand years.

On the other hand, they identified themselves with Indian culture and civilisation which manifested itself in the form of historical monuments and music.

H. E. Mushtaq Ahmed,

Chennai

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