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Ram
Lalla's 'tailor' stitches together a story in harmony
Wednesday, October 06, 2010 01:08:34 PM,
IANS
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Ayodhya:
He heads no religious group or political party but his is the
voice for peace struggling to be heard. Sadiq Ali, who has been
stitching clothes for the Ram Lalla deity in Ayodhya for over a
decade, says he is living proof that the entire dispute has
nothing to do with religion.
"I am a living example to prove that the Ayodhya issue has nothing
to do with religion... It's not a Hindu-Muslim issue. Had it been
a Hindu-Muslim problem, I would have certainly not been stitching
the clothes for Ram Lalla," Ali said in this town, about 130 km
from the Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow.
Ali, 45, was talking to reporters six days after the Lucknow bench
of the Allahabad High Court divided the disputed land between two
Hindu groups and a Muslim party and ruled that the Babri Masjid
was built on the birthplace of Lord Ram.
The 16th century Babri Mosque was demolished by Hindu radicals Dec
6, 1992, triggering nationwide riots that led to at least 2,000
people being killed.
"Not only the clothes of Ram Lalla, I have been stitching the
robes of sadhus for over last one decade. It's enough to establish
that the Ayodhya issue is no longer a Hindu-Muslim problem,
instead it has transformed into a fight against communal forces,"
added Ali, who runs a tailoring unit in Ayodhya's Dohari Kuan
area.
In his view, communal forces backed by some politicians want to
keep the Ayodhya issue alive for vested interests.
"We all know that the issue has been exploited by several
politicians. Even today when voices for amicable settlement of the
issue are being raised, there are some who don't wish to end the
issue for their political interest," Ali said without naming any
person or outfit.
"I just know that Muslims and Hindus of Ayodhya want an amicable
settlement... And they should certainly not be ignored while
working out a formula for an amicable settlement."
As he sees it, uncertainty would continue if the matter was taken
to the Supreme Court.
"A judgement in the Ayodhya issue was delivered nearly after 60
years. Now, people in Ayodhya want to resolve the issue one and
for all. They don't want to witness another round of legal
battles," said Ali, who has been stitching religious robes since
1998.
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