BJP to blame for Babri: Govindacharya

‘‘The BJP leaders also failed to control the situation near the disputed site by making an appeal to the mob to disperse and not demolish the structure,’’ he said. ‘‘The BJP leaders could have mobilised its 6,000-strong cadre, present in Ayodhya then, to control the mob… to avoid the eventual demolition of the mosque.’’

“The demolition was a glaring example of contradiction between cadre-based and mass-based politics and the failure of the BJP leadership’s understanding to work out a balance between the two brands of politics,’’ he further said.

Referring to his own stand on the demolition of the mosque, he said such incidents should be ‘‘neither condemned nor condoned. But at the same time, there are lessons to be learnt for all’’.

‘‘The pseudo-secularists should understand that politics of minorities and appeasement policies would lead to incidents like December 6,’’ he said, adding: ‘‘Ek varg ko garam rakh kar dusre varg ko thanda nahi rakha ja sakta hai (you can’t keep one section quiet by keeping the other on the boil).’’

Govindacharya said the judiciary should have intervened under Article 143 by deciding on the pending litigation before the demolition of the disputed structure.

He was also critical of the role of the media in reporting the issue.

Referring to former IB director M.K. Dhar’s claim in his book Open Secrets that Govindacharya’s marriage with Uma Bharati was objected to by the Sangh Parivar, the leader said he would not like to comment beyond what Bharati’s guru had already said.