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| The demolition of the Babri mosque (videos below) |
December 6, 2015, NewsCrunch
The Babri Mosque was destroyed on December 6, 1992 in Ayodhya despite BJP leaders assuring the Supreme Court that it would not be harmed.
More than 2000 Muslims were killed in the riots that followed in many major Indian cities including Mumbai and Delhi.
The demolition of the Babri mosque was landmark event in the history of Hindutva mobilisation. It created an exult or wound, depending on your point of view, that would not go away easily.
It took place at a time prior to the arrival of 24/7 TV. There are no live videos of the mosque being torn down.
Here are five videos that give you a sense of what happened on that day.
Sadhvi Ritambhara's 1992 speech - Garv se bolo ham Hindu hain
Vajpayee speech on the eve of Babri masjid demolition - presenting the 'moderate' face
Most vibrant speech on the eve of 6th Dec. by ABV https://t.co/s6DGSBs0sx#ShauryaDiwas— Lucky Tiwari (@LuckyTiwarii) December 5, 2015
UP CM Kalyan Singh takes responsibility sensing political gain
This is how a CM should be. How many like him are there in India today??? #ShauryaDiwas#BhagvaDivaspic.twitter.com/ZobbeuzZo9— K D Reddy (@BeingKDR) December 6, 2015