AYODHYA DISPUTE

An attempt by Maulana Salman Hussaini Nadvi and Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to settle the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute through negotiation will not bear fruit as original litigants have rejected any outside mediation. On Sunday, AIMPLB too stuck to the same line. So we should wait for the SC judgement. Ashfaque Nadvi

Hyderabad I can’t understand the rationale behind Salman Nadvi’s pitch for an out-of-the-court settlement. He seems to have forgotten about previous failed attempts to solve the dispute due to the stubbornness of the members of Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas. How can he trust the people who allowed Babri Masjid to be demolished despite giving a written undertaking to the apex court? Mohammed Hamid

Hyderabad