I can see why they wanted to split and have their own nation now:
"Indian court says Hindus, Muslims must split holy site" by Rama Lakshmi, Washington Post | October 1, 2010
NEW DELHI — An Indian court ruled that a disputed Hindu-Muslim holy site in the northern part of the country should be divided between the two faith communities, an attorney for one of the Hindu parties in the suit said yesterday.
The 60-year-old case has been a tinderbox of religious tensions and has triggered thousands of killings in the past two decades. Both Hindus and Muslims have laid claim to the temple-mosque site in the town of Ayodhya.
In delivering the verdict on the site’s ownership, a three-judge bench dismissed the Muslim claim that the site should hold a mosque and upheld the Hindu belief that it is the sacred birthplace of the god Ram.
I suppose they get used to such treatment.
But the judges — one Muslim, two Hindu — said a part of the 64-acre property should be given to the Muslims.
So when do the settlements start going up?
Tensions around the site rose dramatically in 1992, when angry Hindu mobs razed a 16th-century Babri mosque that they claimed stood on the site of the birthplace of Ram. Many protesters believed that a medieval Mughal emperor had torn down an ancient Hindu temple on the property and built the mosque.
The mosque’s demolition sparked nationwide riots; 3,000 people were killed in two months....
Efforts to replace the mosque with a grand temple have been a rallying point for Hindu fundamentalists, while many Muslim groups want the mosque to be rebuilt from the rubble.
Why does Jerusalem suddenly slip into my mind?
Ravi Shankar Prasad, the attorney for one of the Hindu parties, appealed to the Muslims to “humbly accept the verdict and help the Hindus build a grand temple and see the birth of a new India.’’
Traffic jam heading to Kashmir.
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The dispute over the site has stained the fragile fabric of the predominantly Hindu but secular nation of more than a billion people, where Muslims make up a little over 13 percent. Political leaders have said that the future of the diverse nation is at stake as India addresses the Hindu-Muslim fault line....
The only group that seems to cause a ruckus in societies.
Before the verdict was handed down, the town of Ayodhya was turned into a fortress, with riot police guarding the streets. Almost 190,000 troops were deployed in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Gives India an excuse to deploy troops, doesn't it?
Cui bono, and WHAT DO THEY KNOW that WE DO NOT!?
When is the ATTACK on PAKISTAN?
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Celebrating already, I see.
LUCKNOW, India — India has banned sending bulk text messages amid concerns a court judgment on who should control a disputed holy site could spark unrest, a top official said yesterday....
Yesterday, thousands of security forces fanned out across a dozen north Indian cities and towns, and authorities used helicopters to keep a vigil on historic sites of violence.
And an eye on Pakistan.
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