Chennai: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on October 29 said it would extend support to political parties in the coming elections to five state Assemblies if they were willing to respect the sentiments of the Hindus.

VHP general secretary Praveen Togadia told reporters at the Chennai airport, "We will see to it that the political parties which honoured the Hindu sentiments won the polls and the parties which insulted the Hindus defeated."

Asked about the ban imposed by police at Madurai for distribution of 'trishul' by him, Togadia said he had not come for distribution of 'trishul' at Madurai. He was going there on October 30 to participate in the 'jayanti' function of late Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar.

Late Thevar was not only a leader of the Thevar community, but also a national leader and it was wrong to say that he was participating in the function to woo the community. There was nothing wrong in honouring the community, which had defended the country many times, he said.

He reiterated that the Ram temple at Ayodhya would come up at any cost. Muslims should give up their claim for a mosque at the disputed structure and should withdraw the "title suit" filed by them at the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, he said.

PTI