Following the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on the premises of the demol­ished Babri mosque, a wave of fear was observed among Muslims for their religious sites. Since then, a large number of minorities have been facing re­ligious persecution. Coming back to the Ram tem­ple, the 210 million minority Mus­lims feel a sense of insecurity in protecting their religious sites. The secular state of India should take some pragmatic measures to protect the religious sites of mi­norities and halt its moves to de­molish the archaic religious sites. It must engage with the religious elements of all faiths to sort out complicated issues through dia­logue and must not use religion to gain political fame.

Source: The Nation March 16, 2024 08:49 UTC