PM APPEALS FOR PEACE AHEAD OF VERDICT

New Delhi, Nov. 8: The Supreme Court’s judgement in the Ayodhya land dispute case should not viewed as a matter of victory or loss for any community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.

In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister appealed to the people to maintain peace after the Supreme Court pronounces the verdict in the communally-sensitive case on Saturday.

“The Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya would not be a matter of victory or loss. My appeal to countrymen is that it should be our priority that the verdict should strengthen India's great tradition of peace, unity and amity,” he said.

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said the BJPled Union government cannot take “credit” for the Supreme Court’s much-awaited Ayodhya verdict.

“We had requested the government to make a law on construction of Ram Temple (in Ayodhya) but the government did not do that. Now, when the SC is going to pronounce the verdict, the government can’t take credit for it (even if the verdict favours the pro-temple side),” Thackeray told reporters.