“The general resentment against the demolition has been vindicated,” says political analyst Aswini K. Ray. He said the incident came as a shock to India's deep-rooted secular traditions.
But the fact that no political party, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, today justifies the destruction is a “vindication of India's secularism”, the former Jawaharlal Nehru University professor told IANS.
Added Rizwan Qaiser of Jamia Millia Islamia university here: “The country has moved on, so has the (Muslim) community, but the scar has remained.”
