Mann ki Baat: PM says pol parties played mature role in uniting people after 2010 Ayodhya verdict

Days before the Supreme Court is to deliver its verdict on the Ayodhya issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled how political parties and the civil society played a mature role in uniting people when efforts were made to create fissures ahead of the 2010 Allahabad High Court ruling on the disputed land in Ayodhya.

Addressing the people in his monthly "Mann ki Baat" radio address, the prime minister said he vividly remembers the September of 2010 when several "interest groups" had tried to exploit the situation to their interest.

He said the language that was used was aimed at inflaming the atmosphere.

"Some loud mouths had made irresponsible statements just to hog the limelight ... It continued for five to 10 days," he said.

Thanks to the people of India, social organisations, political parties, saints, seers and leaders of all faiths, it became a day that furthered unity, he said.

The judiciary was also respected by all after the verdict, Modi pointed out.

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