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And in 1992, widespread Hindu-Muslim violence erupted after Hindu extremists demolished the Babri mosque at Ayodhya.
BBC: India profile
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BJP's sister organisations is set to announce a date for building a temple where the Babri mosque once stood.
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She is a controversial figure in Indian politics, having been accused of inciting Hindu hardliners who destroyed the Babri mosque near Ayodhya in 1992.
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