Lord Ram is symbol of Indian ethos, Bharatiyata Friday, December 3 2004 14:30 Hrs (IST) - World Time
New Delhi:
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh today (Dec 3, 2004) sought to equate Lord Ram with 'Bharatiyata' saying Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh today (Dec 3, 2004) sought to equate Lord Ram with 'Bharatiyata' saying Ram was the symbol of Indian ethos and culture.
"Lord Ram is the symbol of Indian ethos, Indian culture, Indian nationalism and to be precise Indianness, ie Bharatiyata," Singh said in his affidavit filed before the Lieberhan Commission probing the events leading to the demolition of the disputed structure.
Maintaining that he was for the construction of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya, Singh, in his affidavit that detailed the security measures taken by his Government to protect the disputed structure, however, said its demolition on December 6, 1992 was an "act of god" and that he had "no repentance, no sorrow and no grief for that".
"Historians will write that devotees of Ram, devotees of nation had demolished the symbol of slavery and disgrace, though this demolition was not expected it was purely sudden and unplanned," the strongly worded affidavit said.
Singh said he felt "the act of demolition was the self generated public resentment and outburst of the crushed feelings of the masses for centuries."
Stating that history supported the existence of a "grand temple" at the site prior to its destruction in 1528 by "invader Babar", Singh said "Babar's intention was not to construct a mosque for the purpose of Ibadat, but to degrade and humiliate the Indians, especially the Hindus and their coming generations."
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