Pakistan has denounced the Ayodhya Ram Temple’s consecration. According to a statement from the foreign office of the nation, the consecration ceremony is “indicative of India’s growing majoritarianism.”
In the statement, the foreign ministry of Pakistan claimed that the Babri mosque had been destroyed by a “mob of extremists”.
“Deplorably, India’s superior judiciary not only acquitted the criminals responsible for this despicable act but also allowed the construction of a temple on the site of the demolished mosque,” it stated.
“Developments of the last 31 years, leading to today’s consecration ceremony, are indicative of growing majoritarianism in India. These constitute an important facet of the ongoing efforts for social, economic and political marginalization of the Indian Muslims,” it added.
“Notably, there is a growing list of mosques, including the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi and Shahi Eidgah Mosque in Mathura, facing similar threat of desecration and destruction,” the country averred.
Pakistan stated that “the rising tide of Hindutva” ideology in India could threaten regional peace and that the international community should take notice of what it called “growing Islamophobia.” In 2019, the Supreme Court of India ruled that there was evidence supporting the existence of a Hindu temple at the Babri site, permitting the construction of the temple on the disputed site and ordering the authorities to provide a separate parcel of land for the construction of a grand mosque.
“The United Nations and other relevant international organizations should play their part in saving the Islamic heritage sites in India from extremist groups and ensuring the protection of the religious and cultural rights of the minorities in India,” it mentioned.
