The most remarkable aspect is that following the unanimous Supreme Court judgment awarding the disputed Babri Masjid site to Hindus, there was not a single incident of bloodshed in the entire country, let alone the loss of life. Amidst fears of widespread violence and the country being placed on full alert, this is indeed phenomenal.
As one who has delved into this matter deeper than most people, I would say that there were important factors at the root — the voiced utterance in many Muslim forums and discussions that this must be the last of such disputes, and second, this case must not be a precedent for other mosques which are under the scanner of some political organisations for whom mandir-masjid disputes are a handy tool. Correspondingly, if this were to be accepted, Muslims would respond positively to the very strong feeling among Hindus that this spot was needed to mark Lord Ram’s birthplace, having no other in Ayodhya. And the realisation among those involved, centre of the dispute and periphery and stands, that it was in the primordial interest of the nation that this dispute ends without more damage.
