Did Lord Ram exist?

By IBNlive.com
Sunday September 23, 03:32 AM
New Delhi: Did Ram exist or not? The question has overshadowed the real debate in Chennai and in Delhi. And once again, it’s up to the Supreme Court to dig up the answers.

The Supreme Court is currently examining all the six petitions against the Sethu Samudram project pending before various high courts, then object to the project on religious and environmental grounds.

“Today Sri Ram has won. The centre has bowed down to the Supreme Court accepting that the Sethu Samudram canal project can hurt the sentiments of millions of Hindus,” said BJP President Subramanyam Swamy.

The ASI…exceeded its brief… declaring Ram a myth.. saying the Ram Sethu was not man-made… and that the Ramayan… was not a historical record...

A red-faced faced Central Government has now sought 3 months to try and resolve the issue.

“Ram is an integral part of the lives of the Hindus of this country and it cannot be alienated from our ethos. We have decided to file a supplementary affidavit and litigation,” said Union Law Minister H R Bharadwaj.

But the UPA's troubles aren't over. Shipping Minister and senior DMK leader, T.R.Baalu wants the dredging at the canal site to carry on.

Many years ago politicians realized that Ram was a risky business and called upon the courts to decide the Babery dispute, Now that the Adam’s bridge is in the eye of a storm, the UPA does not wants its government to sink and has called on the court to take a final call.

We brought you a range of perspectives but some questions remain unanswered. For instance will the Sethu Samudram project destroy the fragile marine economy of the region? Will it end up being a white elephant? And most importantly will the government be able to negotiate the tricky question of faith associated with the narrow stretches of water?