Malali Mosque Renovation Case: Betel Leaf Astrology held by Sangh Parivar outfits
Mangaluru: Amidst the controversy that erupted over the renovation of the Jummah Masjid in Malali in Dakshina Kannada district, Hindutva organization on Wednesday performed ‘Betel Leaf Astrology’ to ascertain the mosque was a temple before being turned into a mosque.
After the Hindutva organizations protested over the renovation of the mosque alleging the mosque was once a temple, the Court issued a stay order, following which the Betel Leaf Astrology (locally known as Tambula Prashne) was performed on Wednesday by Hindutva activists.
A Kerala-based astrologer Gopalakrishna Panikkar was invited to perform the astrology Panikkar at the Shri Ramanjaneya Bhajana Mandir near Jodu Thadameya at Thenka Ulipaadu village here.
Gopalkirshna later said “Through the ‘Taamboola Prashne’ we have learned that there was ‘Daiva Sanidhya’ at the Malali Town Jumma Masjid in the past. There used to be ‘Daivi Shakti’, and a complete spiritual presence here in the past. The destroyed ‘Daiva Sanidhya’ has to be re-established. Otherwise, there will be evil effects in the land.”
When the renovation work of the ancient Jumma Masjid at Malali Town was underway, on April 21, some Sangh Parivar activists had made claims of having found traces of the temple at the site and stopped the renovation work. The Bajrang Dal-VHP leaders also approached the local courts about the matter. The Mangaluru Third Additional Civil Judge and JMFC Court which accepted the appeal in this regard, issued a temporary stay order on April 22 restricting the demolition of the old structure at Malali. Despite the court’s existing order , now the Hindutva organizations summoned an astrologer from Kerala and conducted the ‘Taamboola Prashne’ event on Wednesday.
In the backdrop of the developments, Mangaluru Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar has issued a precautionary prohibitory order from May 24, 8 PM to May 26, 8 AM from the Malali Town Jumma Masjid and surrounding 500 meters areas (from Kachilakodi to the road going towards Malali, from Ganjimata until the road going towards Malali masjid and the road from Kaikamba going towards Jodu Thadame) and section 144 has been imposed.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
