Ram temple revelry evokes mixed feelings in Delhi Muslims. Some recall 1992 hurt, others just want peace

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New Delhi: On Monday, the day of the Ram Lalla pran pratishtha ceremony at Ayodhya, two gates of the 380-year-old Jama Masjid in Old Delhi remained shut..

When a Vietnamese tourist seemingly soaked in the temple revelry he was sporting a teeka and a Jai Shri Ram saffron scarf tried to enter through another gate, a guard refused entry..

On 9 January, BJP Minority Morcha national president Jamal Siddiqui had said they plan to light diyas at famous mosques and shrines, including Delhis Jama Masjid and Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah, to mark the pran pratishtha ceremony...

Earlier, RSS national executive member Indresh Kumar had appealed to Muslims to chant Jai Shri Ram at their places of worship on the day of the consecration...

While some expressed hurt, remembering how the Babri masjid was brought down by Hindu fundamentalists in 1992, others spoke of triumphalist overtures being made by certain quarters like chants of Jai Shri Ram lobbed at Muslim passersby and emphasised the need to keep peace...

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