Ayodhya verdict opens door for claims based on community identity, construction of faith | The Indian Express

Ayodhya verdict opens door for claims based on community identity, construction of faith | The Indian Express

Written by Suhas Palshikar |Updated: November 11, 2019 10:06:31 am

The writer taught political science at Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, and is chief editor of 'Studies in Indian Politics'.

Ayodhya verdict opens door for claims based on community identity, construction of faith

Even as it is possible to criticise the Court’s ruling, what social and political spaces exist to critique, dispute and contest the political narrative in which the Ayodhya agitation originated?

Being a unanimous ruling by five judges, the verdict will carry weight. (Illustration by C R Sasikumar/File)

There could not be a better birthday gift to L K Advani, though a day late. Under him, the VHP’s Ram Janmabhoomi agitation became a national issue leading to a pan-Hindu mobilisation. Now the Supreme Court’s judgement has paved the way for the construction of the temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya.