IUML Neta’s Viral ‘Welcome Mandir’ Advice

Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal at a public meeting in Malappuram, two days after the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya described Ram Temple at Ayodhya and the proposed mosque nearby as a symbol of secularism. The video of the IUML Kerala chief’s address was widely circulated on social media and it has triggered a debate in political circles. LDF-backed independent MLA KT Jaleel mocked the senior member of Kerala’s influential Panakkad family’s remark through a Facebook post calling it a statement made to get Bharat Ratna. He slammed the mandir construction by calling it an injustice to Muslims. Congress continues to question the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla at Ayodhya. On the other hand, leaders of different religious groups met the Prime Minister at the Parliament on Monday to send a unanimous secular message of united India.