The unfulfilled mission of those who destroyed the mosque to build a Hindu temple on the site has haunted Indian politics ever since, poisoning communal relations between the Hindu majority and the Muslim 12% of the population.
The unfulfilled mission of the destroyers to build a temple on the site they say marks the birthplace of Ram, a model king and incarnate deity has haunted Indian politics ever since, poisoning communal relations between Hindus and the Muslim minority.
However, communal, caste and regional tensions continue to haunt Indian politics, sometimes threatening its long-standing democratic and secular ethos.