Demolished
U Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
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(1) The Descendant
A descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan
Babur inherited a tiny country state
at the age of twelve, but lost it soon
to other claimants from his own family
He crossed the Hindukush mountains
in search of greener pastures
in the land of the Five Rivers,
defeated Ibrahim Lodhi, Sultan of Delhi,
conquered the country states
established a large empire,
the Mughal Empire, but remained a raider,
demolished temples to build a masjids.
(2) The New Raiders
Centuries later, for mere political gains
the hindutva party demolished the masjid
cried for building temple in its place claiming it
as the Janmabhumi, place of birth of the god.
Decades pass, the party wins elections
with the agenda of building the temple
coerces the judiciary to get a verdict planned
finally builds the temple in the ‘Janmabhumi'.
the head of the nation calls for celebration
nationwide on consecration of the temple.
the pradhan mantri of the nation stoops down as
the pradhan tantri of a temple, of a community.
he demonstrates, he represents just one religion
adding to the insecurity of other communities
demolish the democratic and secular traditions
of this nation, as enshrined in its constitution.
its constitution demolished
by the new raiders!
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