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Bangalore: Offering a new formula to the Ayodhya row, a senior Ram Janmabhoomi movement leader closely linked with VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) on September 27 proposed that Muslims hand over the disputed land to Hindus and Hindus allow Muslims to build a mosque "a little away" from the temple on the undisputed land.

Making his formula public at a press conference in Bangalore Pejawar Mutt senior pontiff Sri Vishwesha Tirtha Swamiji, a Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas Trustee, also said since there was a government order to maintain status quo in Kashi and Mathura, it would not be wise to rake up those issues "at present" and efforts should be made to solve the Ayodhya tangle.

He said VHP had not agreed to his formula which provided for building a mosque nearby the temple but "irrespective of what VHP says", government should bring Muslim and Hindu leaders together and convince them about the new solution.

"Even if VHP does not agree and if Muslims agree, it is fine", the Swamiji who is in the "Margadarshak Mandal" of VHP on Ram temple movement, said. He said if the VHP later opposed construction of the mosque a little distance away from the Ram temple, they would "not get any support".

Muslims and their leaders should consider the Archaeological Survey of India excavation report and come forward for an amicable settlement, while Hindus should not "adamantly" ask Muslims to construct the mosque further away from "the Panchakroshi", he said.

The pontiff said he had informed Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi of his proposal and the latter had called it "appropriate" and assured him that he would talk to Muslim leaders about it.

PTI