Published January 23,2024
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The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed “grave worry” Tuesday for the opening of a Hindu temple on prime of the demolished historic Babri Mosque within the Indian metropolis of Ayodhya.
“In line with the OIC position expressed by the Council of Foreign Ministers in its previous sessions, the General Secretariat denounces these actions aimed at obliterating the Islamic landmarks represented by the Babri Mosque, which stood tall at the exact location for five centuries,” it mentioned in a press release.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the grand temple of Ram on Monday. constructed on the location of the demolished Sixteenth-century Babri Mosque.
Built in 1528 beneath the rule of the primary Mughal Emperor Babur, the grand mosque, together with 2.77 acres of land, turned the middle of a dispute within the latter half of the nineteenth century when a gaggle of Hindus mentioned it was the birthplace of King Ram, who is alleged to have dominated the area someplace between 869,108 to 18.14 million years in the past.
The demolition of the Sixteenth-century Babri Mosque triggered violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims.
The decades-long dispute between Hindus and Muslims concerning the possession of the location was settled by the Indian Supreme Court in 2019 when it handed over the location to Hindus and allowed the development of a temple.
The courtroom directed authorities to permit a separate space on the outskirts of Ayodhya to the Sunni Central Waqf Board to construct a brand new mosque.
Source: www.anews.com.tr