Goddess and Communal Riots

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Chennai Diary

From Our correspondent presently in Chennai

Sue Robinson

Actress Khu Bush ( no known relation to the President), a mother of two school-going kids sided with the students, later amidst tears, withdrew her remark. In a related incident in Madurai a place of worship(temple of Goddess Khushbhu , we are told) ) has been attacked. No reports of communal violence yet.

Communal Confusion

News just in that the no communal violence has taken place in Madurai. The majority and minority communities are confused as to who should be offended by the desecrations of the place of worship. Apparently while the place of worship was a temple, the deity was a Muslim by birth. However, certain Hindus have ruled that since the actress in question married a Hindu, she is a Hindu and therefore the Temple is entirely Hindu. However, the Prince of Terracotta, an expert on the Shariat and a member of the All Tamil Nadu Muslim Personal Law Board has stated that as per the Shariat the actress is still Muslim and has further stated that all Muslim places of worship are Wakf property.

The Supreme Court, in New Delhi, has confirmed that a title suit petition for the ‘place of worship’ has been admitted has been admitted. Since the debate as to which community owns the structure is yet to be settled and the religion of the deity is yet to be settled both communities have agreed to wait for the SC verdict before commencing the riots.