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The real issue is how the present day
Muslims view the Babri structure. Do they consider it as their holy place?
If the answer is yes, then they end up owning the barbarism of Babur and
others like him. The right way for Muslims to act is to distance themselves
away from such vandalism of the past. When the Germans are asked to apologise
for the crimes of Hitler, they do not hesitate to do so, clearly indicating
that they do not own Nazism.
Hindus have asked for a peaceful return,
through judiciary and negotiations, of only three of their holy sites
that were vandalised. Hindus are not asking for the thousand other sites
that have received similar treatment. Hindus are not asking for any sort
of compensation or restitution. Having established that the Hindus are
not seeking revenge, there is no question of the present day Muslims being
asked to pay a price for the mistakes of those who indulged in vandalism.
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