Q: How do you respond to the Ayodhya verdict?

A: “Every country, its rulers and its courts look for harmony and justice among its people. It is not easy to bring a balance bet-ween justice and harmony, especially when you deal with thorny communal issues. The present verdict tries its best to bring harmony and justice, and it is definitive, because it comes from the Supreme Court, the highest legal body in our country. We hear a unified voice in the midst of diversity. Other countries must appreciate our way of dealing with communal issues with maturity and prudence. Everything is said and done, we must remember that we, the largest democracy in the world, is functioning with its own limitations.”

Bishop Sebastian Adayanthrath
Mandya