Ayodhya land litigant Iqbal Ansari asks Pakistan to mind its own business

Iqbal Ansari, who was a litigant in the Ayodhya land dispute case, lashed out at Pakistan over its comments on the construction of the Ram Temple. Ansari said Pakistan should try and develop a coronavirus medicine instead of fuelling religious tension, in order to cleanse its sins.

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh):Strongly criticising Pakistan for its statement on the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Iqbal Ansari, who was a litigant in the land dispute case, said the neighbouring country should stay away from India's internal matters and must instead try to correct its own mistakes.

Ansari, who was one of the main litigants in the Ayodhya land dispute case, said, "Both Muslims and Hindus in India have respected and accepted the Supreme Court's verdict on the Ram Temple. Pakistan should stop playing politics on the issue and trying to create a divide between Hindus and Muslims. It is our internal matter."

Ansari further told Pakistan, which "has never done a single good thing till date", to develop a COVID-19 medicine and supply it to the whole world.

"Pakistan should develop a COVID-19 medicine and supply to the whole world. Over the years, it has created religious division and terrorism. Maybe developing a medicine will cleanse its sins," he said.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Pakistan Foreign Office had said that while the world is grappling with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, 'the RSS-BJP combine' was advancing the Hindutva agenda.

Read:India trashes Pakistan's objection to commencement of construction of Ram temple

The commencement of construction of a mandir at the site of the historic Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on May 26, 2020, is another step in this direction and the government and people of Pakistan condemn it in the strongest terms, it had said.

India trashed Pakistan's criticism, saying Islamabad has no locus standi over the issue.

(With inputs from agencies)