- Thursday, March 06, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
India on Tuesday (6) remembered the 30th anniversary of the demolition of the centuries-old Babri mosque in Ayodhya in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, an event that had changed the course of the country’s politics.
On the eve of the anniversary, a high alert was announced by the local authorities and strong security arrangements were put into place not only in Ayodhya were scores of ‘kar sevaks‘ (Hindu religious volunteers) brought down the 16th-century mosque that was built by Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty in India. The act had triggered communal violence across the Indian subcontinent, resulting in deaths of more than a thousand people.
While police officers were deployed in large numbers in Ayodhya, which many Hindus believe to be the birthplace of Lord Rama, and Mathura, drones were also deployed for surveillance.
The authorities disallowed people from organising any kind of event in the area to mark the occasion. Vehicles and people coming from outside were also being checked.
Twitter was also abuzz with posts over the demolition of the mosque which the right-wing Hindu forces celebrate as a day of bravery and the Muslims as a black day. This year, however, neither the Hindu right-wing Vishwa Hindu Parishad was commemorating the day as ‘Shaurya Diwas’ (day of bravery) or the Muslims as a ‘Black Day’
Here is what people were saying about the Babri mosque’s demolition on Twitter on its 30th anniversary:
A priceless piece of Indian heritage, destroyed by an iconoclastic Hindu nationalist mob 30 years ago, today.#BabriMasjid #heritage #Hindutva pic.twitter.com/f6unIOdHmH
— Dr. Audrey Truschke (@AudreyTruschke) December 6, 2022
6th December will forever remain a Black Day for Indian democracy. The desecration and demolition of #BabriMasjid is a symbol of injustice. Those responsible for its destruction were never convicted. We will not forget it & we will ensure that future generations remember it too pic.twitter.com/6T4LRRDmYf
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) December 6, 2022
December 6: The darkest day in the history of independent India.
#BabriMasjid pic.twitter.com/RinbMpLtCB
— Indian American Muslim Council (@IAMCouncil) December 6, 2022
No Regret, No Sorrow, No Repentance. Jai Shree Ram ?
06 December in 1992. This day represents the end of 800 years of Islamic oppression on #babrimasjid#ShauryaDiwas #शौर्य_दिवस pic.twitter.com/p77ITjxT5V
— ɅMɅN DUВΞY (@imAmanDubey) December 6, 2022
Babri Masjid was not just a mosque- it had history engraved on it. And on December 6, 1992, its demolition by Hindu Kar Sevaks raised a question over India's future as a secular nation. 30 years of Babri demolition, We will never forget, We never forgive. #blackday#babrimasjid pic.twitter.com/nby2zH9sJJ
— Noor Mahvish (@TheNoorMahvish) December 5, 2022
Its not Demolition of #babrimasjid, its reclamation of Shree Ram Janmbhoomi by Hindus on 6 Dec, 1992.
Peacefuls calling it #Blackday but actually the days it was converted into mosque by Babur was black day whole Mughal era is Black Era. Kashi & Mathura baaki hai!
#शौर्य_दिवस pic.twitter.com/BGkA86wmNj
— CA Ashutosh Soni (@CA_AshutoshSoni) December 6, 2022
Watch how Atal Bihari Vajpayee instigated the Hindu crowd a day before the Babri Masjid was demolished. He clearly indirectly told Hindu crowd to demolish the Babri Masjid.#BabriMasjid #hindutvaterrorism #Blackday pic.twitter.com/CQrFtkfNm7
— Meer Faisal (@meerfaisal01) December 6, 2022
#Muslim women gathered at Saidabad, #Hyderabad & appealed Muslims to shut down their businesses & erect black flags at their residences to mark protest on the #BabriMasjid demolition day. They said, they gathered to pledge to reclaim & rebuilt #BabriMasjid. Anyone behind them? pic.twitter.com/CcjWNIKhdA
— Sowmith Yakkati (@sowmith7) December 5, 2022
#babrimasjid #babri_masjid black day for humanity ? pic.twitter.com/SejT6KjOIp
— K۸۱'F_ (@MrKaifu09) December 5, 2022
you crying for #babrimasjid
now look at this image nd tell who broke it and why it was diffrent than baabri masjid demolition ?
Rules should be apply same on everyone pic.twitter.com/fzAopGbyld— Vishal Verma (@IknowitsVishal) December 5, 2022
