But the VHP, which is fighting to save the Ramar Sethu today reiterated that the agitations would continue till it (Sethu)was declared as a National Heritage Monument.
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Ashok Singhal, International President of Vishwa Hindhu Parishad told newsmen here that the nation’s vehement reaction against the central government’s September 2007 affidavit questioning the historicity of Rama, Ramayana and Rama Sethu had forced it to withdraw the affidavit.
Ashok Singhal welcomed the recent direction of the Supreme Court on the Rama Sethu case as a ‘landmark’ one, as it (SC) had questioned the authenticity of the report of the eminent committee, which said that the Rama Sethu is a natural formation without making any archeological survey.
He demanded that the report submitted by the Committee of Eminent Persons must be withdrawn immediately and that the government must declare the Rama Sethu as a National Heritage Monument.
The ‘Margdarshak Mandal’ of Saints and Mahatmas would be meeting on 15 and 16 June during the ‘Ganga Dasara’ festival in Haridwar, where more than 50, 000 Sadhus are expected to decide the future course of action, he said.
Asked about his opinion on an alternative alignment he said that the government had no option but to scrap the project itself, as there was no possibility of an alternative alignment as per the government’s expert opinions.
He also opined that the project itself is an American conspiracy, as it wanted to destroy the Thorium reserves along the southern coast of India, apart from making the historical waters shared by India and Sri Lanka as international waters through the implementation of the project.
On the internal security scenario, he said that, the whole nation was under the grip of Jihadis and demanded the immediate hanging of terrorist Mohammed Afzal Guru.
He also reiterated that the present UPA government and its supporters, the Left front have been indulging in vote bank politics through appeasement of minorities.
Asked about the Shiv Sena’s opposition to the presence of Pakistani players in the ongoing IPL cricket tournament, he refrained from a direct reply but said that, both Pakistan and Bangladesh are our enemies and the Muslims of India must realise this fact in national interests.
He also felt that the so-called dialogue process would not build a ‘Mountain of Peace’ but a ‘Mountain of Terror’ and opined that, India must break all relationship with Pakistan and Bangladesh till they stop cross border terrorism and dismantle their terror infrastructures.
On Nepal, he said that the Himalayan Nation doesn’t have a ‘legal government’ now and that the ‘Maoists’ do not believe in Democracy. He felt that a Maoist government in Nepal would not be good for India.
Earlier, Vedantham, the International Vice President of VHP said that Ashok Singhal is on a nationwide tour to meet the Peetathipathis, Madathipathis and Swamijis with regards to the forthcoming ‘Ganga Dasara’ festival to be conducted and celebrated in Haridwar.
RVP Maniyan State Vice President, VHP and Advocate Kuppuramu, National Secretary, Rameshwaram Rama Sethu Protection Movement were also present on the occasion.
- Sri Lanka Guardian
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