As Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by people of Ayodhya on Saturday morning, a litigant in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land suit,Iqbal Ansari was also present to welcome the prime minister.
Iqbal Ansari, former litigant in Ayodhya land dispute case, welcomes PM Modi's convoy ahead of Ram Mandir opening "…PM Modi has come to our place, it is our duty to welcome guests," says Ansari #Ayodhya #AyodhyaRamTemple #RamMandir #RamMandirPranPratishtha #IqbalAnsari pic.twitter.com/uizwLXY8wA
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While showering rose petals on Modi’s cavalcade as it passed the Paanji Tola area during his roadshow, Iqbal said, ”He (Modi) has come to our place. He is our guest and our Prime Minister.”
His father Hashim Ansari, the oldest litigant in the land dispute case, died at the age of 95 in 2016, after which Iqbal started pursuing the case in court. “I showered rose petals on Modi jee when his cavalcade from in front of my house. My family members were also present,” Iqbal Ansari told PTI.
On November 9, 2019, the Supreme Court backed the construction of a Ram temple by a government trust at the disputed site in Ayodhya and ruled that an alternative five-acre plot must be found for a mosque in the Hindu holy town.
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