Abstracts From M.N.Vijayan's Writings ( in English ):

     (These are independent translations selected portions of M.N. Vijayan's Writings.)

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 Prof. M.N.Vijayan about Mahatma Gandhi
   
   
"...In a sense, Gandhiji's response is a kind of resistance against Modernity. Resisting modernity and then confining that at a certain level is the technicality of this response. This is why Gandhiji opposed big industries, consumer culture, modern medical science, modern food habits, wars, imperialism etc. These types of problems still exist. This is a protest which begins at a romantic sphere. And it is not started by Gandhiji. "Return to Nature" is not a principle founded by Gandhiji, but the name of one book Gandhiji read. In fact Gandhiji adopted a type of protest which actually originated in the western world. Gandhiji was the student of Tilak (Bal Gangadhar), who in turn learnt his lesson- "Freedom is one's birth right"- from Rousseau. (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
   
   
The awareness about Freedom is, at the same time an awareness of industrialized era and also a protest against the industrialized world. Both happen simultaneously. The concept of personal freedom is a product of industrialized era. The reason is that, in an industrialized era, an individual become weaker and more alienated. To put it in the normal terms, Individual becomes so irrelevant in an industrialized era. Gandhiji spread slogans like "Gram Swaraj" (independent village), "decentralization of power" etc because, he knew individual's actualization can only happen in a small society. But like all his other dreams, these ideas also failed to materialize."
   
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M.N.Vijayan about the connection between Indolence of Society and Fascism.
   
   
"...It is easier to accept others' opinion rather than forming one's own opinion. Copying others' system of production and distribution, method and structure of social life and principles are always easier than developing them originally.

Perhaps, we now recognize that even dependency has its own worthiness. Lethargy has its convenience. In the same way slavery also has its own benefits. Only one master needs to be obeyed is the convenience of slavery. Those who simply obey need not take the trouble of finding out one's own ways. Just following others is enough. So we often move into a type of indolence. This is one aspect of human behaviour. Sleeping is more comfortable than being awakened. Mind can find satisfaction not only in opposing but also in obeying.          ............... Fascism's one characteristic is that it simplifies matters in the social structure, in such a way that only a single dictator needs to be obeyed. A dictator can impose a clear idea about questions like "which system should be obeyed?", "Who should rule?", "What should be the nature of production and distribution system?" etc. This is like a ready made dress. A ready made value. No need to measure or verify. We realize that dependency has this convenience only when we started living in an independent India." ---------------------------------------------------------------

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Vijayan Mash On the Similarity of different Myths
   
   
Herods (Herod the Great) massacred all the male children of Bethlehem . As the Jesus will be born in there to assassinate him. The similarity exists not only between the names Christ ('krīst) and Krishna, but also in the story of Kamsa and Krishna's birth. Vegan Sharma Ugran has written a Hindi play "Isa Nabi" (Islamic view of Jesus) claiming that Jesus spent his life's unknown period in Kashmir and that the Kashmiri life and thinking had influenced Jesus. Many see similarities between the concepts of Krishna's Gopikas and that of Christ's brides. Krishna dies as an arrow thrust into his foot where as Jesus was crucified with nail. Both rebelled uncompromisingly against the institutions of power.
   
   
But our calculation is that Krishna might have lived in BC seventh century even before Budha and the age of Jesus is only 2000 years. Perhaps the stories, people and beliefs might have flowed in together, slowly, and over a period of time got mixed up.
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M.N.Vijayan points out Humans are Inherently War-Loving
   
   
Humans are fond of carnage. Human beings always glorify massacres. Not only that man dislikes individuals killings, but they damn them too. Only on one of those rare occasions, that an Ashoka felt his Kalinga massacre was a mistake. Why do men behave like this? Why all those Gas chambers? Macabre massacres? Why did those one-man controlled torpedoes of Japan attacked the enemy ships from beneath them, destroyed them and assassinated thousands together?......
   
   
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......Man always identified himself with orthodox societies which practised carnage and presented those assassins with Vir Chakras. We always appreciate such brave souls. They act as a substitute for our valour or, rather as a substitute for the braveness of our timid mind. We officially sing felicitation songs for our army man. Indeed an army personnel goes to the battlefield not to harm anyone but to feed his wife and children.
   
   
Perhaps, an army man could be one of the most compassionate man in the world. However, why he is doing harm to others when he is part of a big machinery, has an important question about human mind within it. Why don't we our-self do this violent act? That, even as we speak appreciatively about the Peace in the valley, our soldiers kill and get killed on the mountains has something about the natural characteristic of National States in it. Now we all realize that, not only nationalism of the National Socialist Party (Nazi) but also of all National States, is in fact, a Nationalism meant to kill and get killed. ... a major puzzle is that, while ordinary public swear they don't want any War, why they are still fond of wars?
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M.N.Vijayan About Who Determines Our Choices of Art
   
   
During the period of religious supremacy, it was religion and during Feudal period, it was fuedal lords, who determined our aptitude. Our eyes were trained to see only Narayana (God) at a time when we recited the song "What ever one sees is Narayana (God) himself. Worship him!". Kalidasa depicted the stories of Shiva, Parvathi, Dilip, Raghu and Malavika. Even if all these are put together, it is not even one part of the many million population of that time. When we enjoy the works of Kalidasa, we dont ask the question "Where are the rest of the people?" We don't ask, if only the royal men lived here, and where are the rest of the men?" The reason for this is that we were convinced for a very long time that a normal person's life can not be depicted in Literature. The Progressive Literature movement provided the freedom to proclaim that what we need is a Proletarian Literature that depicts and sings about the life of "Daridra Narayana (The poor man)" Instead of carving the idols of Narayana (The God) and writing devotional poems. In the time of modern Market controls, Michael Jackson took the place of Narayana. In both cases, we are denied the privilege to see and express what we like.
   
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 First posted on Nov, 2010. Translation was first done in 2007.
(Minor modifications done on 2nd July 2011 and on 16th Aug 2011. I plan to give more such excerpts in more languages, if possible. Though I keep this in public domain, I dont have any copyright or any right to do this. Just clarification.)

IT OutSourcing : The Blue Eyed Mafia.

According to me, there are three stages for the Software Industry in India.

The first stage was the stage before 100% Tax holidays were given to Software Exports from India. That was introduced by Devegowda Govt (by P. Chidambaram- who is described by some as the trusted broker of Foreign Speculative capital institutions). The Second stage commences from the date when Chidambaram presented his dream Budget as the Finance Minister in the DeveGowda led Govt and till the date when the Tax holiday is ended.  But we all know that this Tax holiday is extended in the Special Economic Zones. But most of Indian Software companies have expansion plans in the SEZs. In that sense, they continue to get benefited by this subsidizing policy of Central Govt.  Hence the third phase of Indian Software export business is not marked by the end of Subsidy regime by 2009-2010. But unfortunately or fortunately it is marked by the recession, deeper financial troubles and policy changes in the Targeted export market - that is in the USA.

In the second phase of India's software export business, only foreign financial institutions got benefited in large way. Yes, the software export has become a major component of India's GDP Growth. But the "wealth' generated by software export has never trickled down. In that sense, masses were never got benefited by this growth story. In fact, software companies, including Infosys has coerced the various regional and central govts to cater to their special needs at the expense of general public. As almost all Media heads and other business heads were direct or indirect beneficiaries of Indian Software boom, it was easy for these vested interests to campaign against any govt which refuse to give away undue favours to these corporates. Goverments were forced to spend major chunk of the public exchequer to develop infrastructure, fly-overs and roads almost exclusively for these companies. Hundreds of acres of land were freely gifted to leading software companies including Infosys.

Software business after Chidambaram's TAX holiday is not a software business but a money chain business. Let us all note that leading economists in the world have pointed out a special situation existing in the world. World's top conglomerates are not interested in production. They only want to multiply their profits. This huge surplus they have is going across the borders looking for "quick -profits without much risks". They go to Indian and Chinese stock markets in the form of (highly volatile) foreign institutional investments. When the stock indices fall, they invest in Gold of on Petroleum production. These are all widely reported and well discussed in the main-stream media.

But what is not widely discussed is the fact that, Indian Software (and other companies) are forcing regional govts to back up their "casino business" with huge land banks. Either directly or indirectly real-estate is linked to Software business. When Govts gift vast areas of land to software companies or companies like TATAs it is not used immediately some times. The subsidised land which is gifted to the software companies are basically becoming the part of capital assets of the companies and this immediately trigger the initial boom in the stock indices. Then comes the inflow of speculative financial capital. They are certain to get profited because, there is a huge disparity between the land price in India and the land price existing in the west. As I stated earlier, the emphasis is not on the production but on multiplying of the already existing profit.  When the land is attached as part of the capital asset of a corporate and can be converted to cash for short term benefit. Land remains in India, but the "value" of the land - cash flow out. This is why Infosys never approaches Indian banks for any loan. Every one who has primary knowledge about Sofware business knows that, you need huge investment for Software export business. Unless and until you dont huge cash in hand, you can never take up major projects which value hundreds of crores of rupees. If you dont have enough cash in hand, you end up taking up left-over projects and and you run your institutions to train large number of guys, and later these guys join bigger companies and you perish.

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So, we all know Software business needs a lot of cash. Still companies like Infosys never takes loans from banking institutions. Why? The secret lies how these companies get cash. They get cash from the initial investments from foreign institutional investors. This is why Top managements of Infosys were seen vigorously arguing for the need to ensure full Capital Account Convertibility. They always argue for the interests of foreign institutional investors.


As we have seen, the real-estate compartment of software business is very important. Now a days, almost every corporate model is using this Real Estate compartment. When you have a new Airport Project, thousands of acres of land is gifted to the developers. To software companies, to TATA in singur, To national highway projects. Janashakthi weekly is arguing why Shobha developers need hundreds of acres of land in islands near Cochin, when the govt of Kerala is ensuring the commercial space? I agree with Janashakthi, but the fact remain that without Real-estate compartment, no financial capital is going to come and without real-estate compartment and without foreign institutional investors, the software companies would cease to exist.

This is dangerous for the interest of people in the third world countries. This is the death bell of all the progressive movements. Creating huge land-bank for the interests of financial capital is a dangerous trend.

We know that Software companies operate in a very small area and they attract cheaper skilled labour to this area. And when you work on export market and when a large number of highly paid executives stay in a small area, that would always result increased inflation. And one reason why software companies are now looking for cheaper human resource and cheaper destinations is that, over a period of time any software hub become un-viable because of the inflation. When you are getting profited by an export market (when there is no barriers between two worlds), essentially, both the market would try to come to a balance level over a period of time. But the software outsourcing can be viable only when there is a huge disparity in the salaries and other expenses in two different markets. Already the top level salary of Indian Software professionals is come to the parity of that of the west. That is why people like Mohandas Pai has publicly declared that no software business is possible in Bangalore as the real estate and other prices has already gone up beyond a level. (And there is a strategical change in the model of the business. Now a days more emphasis is given on On-shore model (especially after Obama's protective policies).

Software business and using technology for pursuing greater wealth concentration and monopolizing is bound to face resistance all over the world. Even in India, there is no software developed for indigenous use (with a few exceptions). They are all meant for expensive export market. And the end beneficiaries are NOT the working class of the western world. They are also the victims. Only the corporate wealth increases with this process. Both the Out-sourcing destination and the outsourcing country working class are suffering.

DRDO has clearly showed how the strategic projects are delayed for nearly a decade due to the poaching by outsourcing companies in Bangalore. CNR Rao has expressed his anguish against software business killing scholarship. You come to Bangalore, visit each of the IT hub. Thousands of traditional business were forced to close down or forced to relocate from these areas. Paying high salary is not a generosity of IT companies. If they dont pay high salary any small and medium company can poach their experienced staff. Hence keeping the pay scale high enough so that other small companies (some times project employees of the same company) can not reach out them and keeping the pay scale low enough to see that there is a competitive advantage when compared to the Western Export market is an inevitable strategy of the software export business. And how long you can keep this balance? Not longer. Remember any software company is forced to give more salary to its employees to prevent attrition. This is relational. Related to the highest salary in the rest of industry. Hence the very existence of a software business in any area is bound to add to the inflation. You can not start a software company, where you are not ensuring a huge supply of skilled young workforce. Hence, at least in theory there should be an anticipation among the young workers that they may get significantly higher salary if they relocate to this new IT hub. Thus large scale migration to a geographically small (No IT hub can locate more than 1 hour away from an Airport as frequent visits by project employees, clients, players is necessary) location is important for any IT business. This also means that there is more money being circulated in a small area and which is connected with International finance business. This would inevitably lead to high inflation in that area and consistent high inflation for a decade would almost always ensure that this new IT hub loses its competitive advantage in terms of low salaried skill labour.

Thus any IT hub and outsourcing business would kill itself in a decade's time. And by that time, millions of rupees of tax exemption is pumped and millions of rupees is spent for the implementation of massive infrastructure project, which do not cater to the local working class.  By the time, you realize that your lovely IT business itself has become non-viable in your area, it would have already killed all other types of business which cater to the local community/ domestic market.

Naturally over a period of time, there would be massive resistance against this "software dream projects" by the local people who are going to be the victims of such a cleverly planned game of International Financial capital.


Before we cheer up Infosys' executive's statements, we have to see these problems. I understand that there is lot of scopes (at least in the short term) for software industry (and its real estate compartment), at least in the short term. But are they going to arm-twist the regional govts to award major tax subsidies? Are they going to coerce the Govts to gift free lands?

We also should be careful to understand that the high inflation in these areas would also result a situation that the small and medium industry wont get cheap labour any more. Any company targeting local market (all software companies are targeting western market which is any way costly), would not be able to function in the long run. So an emphasis in software business would kill all traditional business in the long run. (except real estate and other export business.) Are we prepared to face this situation?
(originally posted as a response to the interview with Narayana Murthy, Infosys, on mathrubhumi.com comments section)
First published on June 2010.

Ayodhya Judgment - Your Honour! What is Your IQ?

To begin with let me make this unusual comment rather hesitantly-- that I am a Hindu and I am from one of the most devoted Hindu families you can find anywhere. Now coming to the real issue-- Have you ever heard of this dispute when a Husband complained that his wife was raped by two others, the judges coming with an unusual judgment-- That the man's wedding with wife was not done in proper way, so it is better all the three men rape the women one after another one by third of the day each...

We may hear even greater judgments. We have a Prime Minister who declares that there is a lot of corruption in Common Wealth Games. But let the thieves finish their robbery first and we will examine about that at a later convenient time. Alas! This is India the birth place of many pigs, Cattle (Cattle Class?) and of course, of some Mahatmas also... Let us enjoy this life, as it unfolds with all its comedies and tragedies..

The question is how these incredible judges came to the conclusion that Rama was actually born at a particular square meters of land? And exactly there? Do they know about the archeological and other findings which show that the Present day Ayodhya in Uttar pradesh was not inhabited in the "Treta Yuga"? and it was inhabited only at relatively modern period? Haven't they heard of the findings which suggest that Indus Valley civilization was much ancient than the Rig Veda itself and that the people who wrote Rig Veda migrated to India only much later in the history.. (When Indus Valley civilisation is at least 6000 years (not 5000), Rig Veda was written at least a few thousands years after the origin of Indus Valley civiliation.. But no one calls Aryan language speaking people as foreign invaders. If the sons of soils (Indus people) are the present day Dravidians, are they going to consider others as invaders?

And no one told them about the unquestionable finding that the Rig veda has almost exactly same text of that of AVESTA -- Zoroastrian Holy text? And that is, these two texts (verses) where formed by the same people at some point in history. And they moved in two different directions and one reached India and the other went to Iran? And that the Ramayana was never written in the present day India? (India -as it is defined by British)... It was written when the migrating Aryan (not the name of a race) were actually living near Balochistan in Afghanistan bordering Pakistan... Didnt their high school going children or grand-children tell them that even by text book knowledge, Indus Valley location is mostly outside the present day Geographical location which is termed as India? Why cant they read about the findings that the story of Ramayana was taking place near the river Sarayu, which is the River Hari-Rud, in the Baluchistan Area? That means, by what ever criteria, if Lord Ram was ever born he was born not in the present day India, but in the present day Afghanistan? Why dont they think for a moment, that their own grand children will live in a much modern age and they will have more clarity about history and they will be ashamed of absurdity of grandfathers?

Do they know that When Aryan people migrated to the present day Uttar Pradesh they named the new town with their old mother land-- Ayodhya-- (and there are tens of such Ayodhyas in India).. just like people from York when they migrated to USA they named new town New York... Even according to RSS, Babar came from Gandhara which is the motherland of Mother Gandhari. And only British later decided that Afghanistan is not part of India. And all the old plans and maps of RSS shows Afghanistan as part of India.. And Babar can never be a foreign invader. He only invaded another province just like all other Maharajas were doing during those times. And do they know that Babar advised his son to respect the sentiments of other religious people, otherwise he can never be successful in governing? And why are our TV Anchor persons keep asking this absurd question-- "This judgment will help to reach some sort of a re-conciliation?". Why can they be so insensitive about the historical lesson that you can not impose your "re-conciliation" on a section of people after humiliating them with such preposterous deliverance? The need of the hour is that all sensible people especially those who belong to the majority community should come forward and express firmly and fearlessly that judges are ultimately accountable to the people in a democratic system and we should not allow the communal elements to exploit this situation to polarize this society once again.

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Now let us try to understand the judgment. Prima facie, it appears that each judge has given his judgment based on their communal/religious view. But if we actually look into the details, it is easy to find that, only one judge has taken a narrow communal line. Justice Khan' has looked into the whole matter from a very rational perspective and tried his best to uphold the legal aspects. And he has also showed a great statesmanship. We can easily see that Justice Khan and Aggarwal were not guided by communal sentiments, to a large extend. Which are the main points all the three judges are unanimous? And on what points they are totally divided? Interestingly on the key question, all the three judges are united. And that is the only one major dispute,the court is supposed to address. Let me clarify. First of all, let us understand that, the suit is filed 60 years back,exactly because, the idols where illegally placed inside the building of the mosque. If that very act did not take place then, this very complaint would not have been filed and the Babri Masjid would not have been closed by the then govt. Though the dispute about the property was going on for several centuries (at least for argument's sake), the main case was filed only after some elements placed the idol inside the Building. And the Hindu Mahasabha, technically represents these very elements who placed the idols inside the building. And that singular act is the starting point and cause of the present legal suit. All other disputes are basically clubbed together with this core issue. so, on the main issue, all the judges have given a united judgment. Contrary to what the Hindu Mahasabha and other elements were propagating that, these idols came their by itself, because of the divine power, the court has established beyond any doubt that, those idols were placed there on 1949. And which, is loud and clear, according to any judicial parameter, that is an illegal act. So, all our three judges are unitedly saying there was an illegal act which took place and as a result of that illegal act, the very case arises. But strangely, all the three judges are also united to give the verdict that, all three parties should jointly share the property. This is nonsense. No legal court in the world can say that, the culprit has done an illegal act, but the court is deciding that is gifting the culprit. If this is approved, then we will be allowing all the culprits (not necessarily communal fanatics) to enjoy what they were trying to posses illegally. In simple terms, now onwards you and I can start raping any woman we want to. And the court will allow us to sleep with that woman to show its magnanimity. In short, in clear legal terms, the verdict is null and void. It can not stand in any legal system. If the people of this generation dont reject it, this will cause a lot of problems later and that will eventually have to be rejected by the future generation. Let there be no ambiguity about it.
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Interestingly the other point on which all the three judges have united is on this point-- Even before 1949, and perhaps even before the construction of Babri Masjid, this place was worshiped by Hindus and Muslims alike. This is the most positive aspects of this judgment. And if we really interpret this observation by the three judges, this can prove a way for the permanent solution to this problem. Interestingly, all the three judges have united in giving the decree that, the main place where the idols were placed should go to Hindus. And they have decided based on the observation that, this is believed to be the birth place of Lord Ram. Obviously, that is not legally valid. Justice khan has clearly pointed out that, though Ayodhya was considered by many as Ram Janm Stan by many, the belief that he was born exactly inside the building is not really an ancient belief. In other terms, that belief or faith was cultivated by a group (apparently, who placed the idol inside the building.) If you spread a rumour that, your neighbour is taking the form of a ghost during the nights and sucking the blood of the city dwellers,you can find a few thousand people who will actually start believing that. Why do we have a judicial system? To help spread such false propaganda, or to save its citizens from such malicious designs and organized propaganda? But, wait a moment. There is no major dispute on one matter-- that all the religious people are/worshiping in this building for many centuries. And perhaps, (and perhaps-- I dont know), Muslims may very much agree to place the Idols in the same spot in the same premises--- It is very much possible. Let me explain it.
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Before coming to the solution part, let us see why a large number of secular minded people are not vehemently coming against this stupid verdict. It is only because they try to console themselves thinking that all three are getting something. And no one is a clear winner in this. And they are sooo innocently believe that all evils in this country are going to be soooo generous day after tomorrow onwards. And this world is going to be a peaceful planet from the next month onwards. Hey, Lord Ram, if you want to take re-birth among the most innocent folks in the world, please come to India. Of course, the word "innocent" have many common interpretations. In short all the progressive good thinking people are welcoming this judgment only because, they think court has done some thing which it is NOT SUPPOSED TO DO. Dividing the property is not the job of the court. Are they butchers sitting in mutton shop? This is a title case. The judges are expected to dicide whose property it is. After that, they are like any other citizens, entitled to eat, sleep and go to toilet -- like any other citizen... focus on their personal matters. They are not asked to divide the property. Well, they have attempted to do it. And all of the thre- with some good intention. Oh, God, let us not fail to notice their good intention. That is a silver-lining... But our intellectuals really need to examine their skull immediately, because they are appreciating the judgment for exactly for what judges are not supposed to do. And all other matters what judges are supposed to do, these trio have miserably failed in delivering their duty. In this country, we have any number of example, people praise others for wrong reasons. An underworld don is praised because he does charity. A politician is voted to power because he is a good film actor.
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Now, coming to the solution part of it-- One thing we all have to agree now-- No court in this whole world can now reverse the following things-- 1) The idols are placed there illegally. 2) This place was worshiped even for many centuries by all religious people. 3) (With some hesitation We may have to accept this point also- ) As the very building is used for worship by all religion, and due to what ever reasons, now the idols are there for some time, and because of this stupid verdict, the a Hindu worship place is very likely to be allowed at the same location--- Remind you, this is not really legal- But are we looking for solutions? If we can accept the above three points, the solution is easy-- Let me clarify this again- The dispute is about the property. Not about the worshiping. Think once again. I dont think anyone would dispute about the right of Hindus and Muslims worshiping there... Think... But no court in the whole world can say that the Hindu communal elements have illegally placed the idols inside the building, so let these criminals also take the ownership of the building. That is rubbish. And as all the three judges are unanimous, the supreme court should punish the Hindu Mahasabha leader by at least passing a comment against this illegal act. And the title should very much Go to Muslims (or waqf board). And sure another portion should be given to Hindus.. Remember, not to Hindu Mahasabha or any communal elements. But to a trust which is governed by Indian Government. And prominent Hindu religious leader should be there in the governing body.)

Now coming to the main point-- the main area where the idols are illegally placed should go to Muslims. I mean the ownership. But they should not remove the idols from there. Instead,they should build a temple, under what ever name, they want to form an organization to do that. I have seen any number of wakf property which are sublet for commercial purposes. In this country there are many examples of a particular religious worship place is owned by a person or persons belonging to other religion. The most popular example is the Dharmastala, which is the prominent Hindu temple in South Karnataka, which is not owned by a Hindu. Similarly, as far as I know it, there is a temple owned by a Christian in Kerala. So a Muslim group can own a Temple. Why construct a small temple there. Let them construct a magnificent temple there and they still own the title of the building, with an agreement that they will never remove the temple they themselves construct.

I hope the Muslim intellectuals would understand that, historically, this building is used by many religious people and they will understand that, special situations require extra ordinary solutions. Why cant they agree in Supreme Court that, they can voluntarily build a temple, but the ownership of the same can be with them all the times. If necessary, new laws need to be enacted to ensure the permanent solutions. And I hope the Property should go to Muslims. And they should voluntarily build a temple where the idols are presently placed. Shemej.V.M
(as posted on ndtv.com and rediff.com after the Ayodhya Title case judgment was delivered by Allahabad High court)
First Published on ndtv.com comment section in Oct, 2010.