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Man who claims to be Mughal descendant offers gold brick for Ram temple

Prince Habeebuddin Tucy wants the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi land to be handed over to him saying he is the rightful owner of the land as a descendant of first Mughal emperor Babar, who constructed Babri Masjid in 1529.

Updated on: Aug 19, 2019, 13:27:36 IST
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Prince Habeebuddin Tucy, who claims to be a descendant of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, has offered to donate a gold brick to build the Ram temple at Ayodhya.

Prince Habeebuddin  Tucy argues  that as the descendant of Mughals, he has a right to the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi . (Photo: @Princeofmoghals/ Twitter)
Prince Habeebuddin Tucy argues that as the descendant of Mughals, he has a right to the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi . (Photo: @Princeofmoghals/ Twitter)

He, however, wants the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi land to be handed over to him saying he is the rightful owner of the land as a descendant of first Mughal emperor Babar, who constructed Babri Masjid in 1529.

Tucy said on Sunday that if the Supreme Court hands him over the land, he will donate the entire land for building the Ram temple as he respects their sentiments and the belief that a Ram temple stood at the place where Babri Masjid was built.

The mosque was demolished on December 6, 1992 by hundreds of ‘kar sevaks’.

The 50-year-old has filed a petition in the Supreme Court to implead him in the title suit currently being heard by the apex court. His petition, however, is yet to be admitted for hearing.

Tucy, who visited Ayodhya thrice and offered prayers at the makeshift temple, had pledged the land for the temple during his visit last year.

He had apologized to the Hindu community for destruction of Ram temple. He offered a symbolic apology by placing the ‘charan-paduka’ on his head.

(The story has been published from a wire feed without any modifications to the text.)

 
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