The oldest surviving litigant of Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute,
Mohammad Hashim Ansari took his last breath on Wednesday morning at the
age of 96. Suffering from a prolonged illness from many years, Ansari
had been admitted to the intensive care unit of King George Medical
University in Lucknow in June. The litigant who was involved in the
disputed land case of Ayodhya since six decades, passed away in Ayodhya
due to heart-related ailments.
“His health condition was not well for
the past six years. He had undergone surgery too. But, today morning, he
did not complain of any health problem. He was sitting in his room
after taking tea. Suddenly he collapsed. His body will be buried
this evening at 5 pm in Ayodhya,” said Ansari’s son Iqbal.
He was involved in the demolition case
disputed structure since 1959, and was also sentenced to jail for two
years for giving the call for prayer at the Masjid. He was also among
seven petitioners in the Sunni Central Waqf Board’s 1961 suit for the
title of Ayodhya in the court of Faizabad civil judge.
Ansari opposed to the bringing down of
the disputed structure by 'Hindu Kar Sevaks' on December 6, 1992, and
his house was also gutted in the riots that followed the demolition. His
friendship with other Hindu litigants in the case - Ram Keval Das and
Ram Chandra Paramhans of the Digambar Akhada, was very strong despite
sharp difference of opinions.
He had earlier expressed unhappiness
over the politicisation of the Babri Masjid case. Last year after the
death of Ashok Singhal, Ansari paid condolences for his death saying
that Singhal’s death was the greatest loss for Ram Mandir movement.
Allahabad High Court in 2010 in its
majority verdict allotted one-third of the disputed site in Ayodhya to
Nirmohi Akahara. The other two-thirds portion has been given equally to
be shared by the Waqf Board and the side representing Ram Lalla. Soon
after the verdict, Ansari had called for a fresh start while citing to
bury the dispute. When Modi came into power, He said that after freedom,
India got the strongest leader as Modi. He said that all Muslim of
India should stand with Modi.
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