71. Its chief executive Mehmet Nuri Yilman has urged that mosques be built only if they meet a real need. 72. Many Hindus believe the Babri mosque was built by Moghul invaders on top of a Hindu temple marking the birthplace of their warrior-king Lord Ram. 73. Muslim leaders have warned repeatedly of possible violence if the mosque is not built. 74. Proprietors often build a mosque on the ground floor of their building, because it then grants tax-free status to the structure. 75. The Hindus claim the mosque was built by a Moghul king after demolishing a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram. 76. The Hindus claimed the mosque was built on the birthplace of Hindu God Rama, and raised a makeshift Rama temple on the rubble of the razed shrine. 77. The Hindus claimed the mosque was built on the birthplace of their warrior god, Rama, and raised a makeshift temple dedicated to him on the rubble. 78. The Hindus maintain the Babri mosque was built on the rubble of a Ram temple and have vowed to construct a shrine to their god there. 79. The Hindus maintain the mosque was built on the rubble of a Ram temple and have vowed to construct a shrine there. 80. The Hindus say the mosque was built on the ruins of a temple to the Hindu warrior god Ram, which they now want to rebuild. |