MUMBAI, India - India has increased security a week before the Supreme Court rules on a disputed religious site that has been fiercely contested by majority Hindus and Muslims for decades, police and home ministry officials said on Friday.
The destruction of the mosque triggered religious riots in which about 2,000 people, most of them Muslims, were killed across the country and led to a series of court battles with various groups staking claim to the site. Ayodhya is in densely populated Uttar Pradesh state, home to more than 5% of India’s 200 million Muslims.
Muslim clerics in the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra called for peace meetings with Hindu leaders in communally sensitive areas ahead of Friday prayers.
It's Not right to destroy one house of worship and build yours on top of it.
It is not contested - Ram mandir was destroyed by Mughal invaders. And, a mosque where no one did prayers was built. We are Reclaiming Our Lord Ram lala place! Clear your facts 1st!