India's Modi opens Ram Temple in Ayodhya: Why is it controversial?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ram Mandir dedicated to the Hindu deity Lord Ram in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday. The temple is built on a site that is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Ram, and this event holds great importance for Hindus worldwide. But why is it controversial? “The gems of Lord Rama’s place here, I think for India, it’s just something amazing,” said Swami Vishwananda, member of Hindu religious organization ‘Bhakti Marga’. In 1990, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a Hindu Nationalist Party, started a campaign to build a new temple in Ayodhya. The proposal gained momentum in 1991 when the party took power in Uttar Pradesh. Thousands of Hindus attempted to demolish the Babri Mosque, leading to riots between Hindus and Muslims that claimed hundreds of lives. “If someone’s place of worship and their faith is threatened, there will be pain, automatically, but people are working according to the system and the law," said Haji Asad Ahmad, Muslim community leader of Ayodhya. In 2020, the construction of the Ram Mandir was started after a significant judgement by the Supreme Court of India in favor of the Hindus regarding the disputed religious site. The court also directed that an alternative piece of land in Ayodhya be provided to the Muslim community to build a new mosque. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #rammandir #ayodhya