Mughal descendant Prince Tucy offers gold brick for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya

HYDERABAD: Prince Habeebuddin Tucy, a sixth generation descendant of Mughul emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, has got a gold brick made for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Prince Tucy, who lives in Shamshabad, had offered to donate a gold brick to be used as the first brick in the construction of the temple. “The one kg gold brick has cost me Rs 1.80 crore. I got it made in Delhi one-and-a-half month ago. It has been kept in safe custody. I have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a personal meeting with him to hand over the brick to him,” Prince Tucy told TOI on Monday. He is yet to get a response from the PMO.
“I would very much like be there in Ayodhya when the construction of the Ram temple begins. I understand there will be small gathering because of the Covid-19 situation. If invited, I would like to go there,” he said. Prince Tucy, who himself got the gold brick designed, said ‘Jai Sriram’ has been engraved on it. “For all those people who laughed at my offer and dismissed it as mere talk, this is my answer. The brick is ready and as and when Prime Minister Modi gives me time, I will hand it over to him. I cannot press too much for this meeting because of the Covid-19 situation,” he said. Asked for a photograph of the gold brick, Prince Tucy told TOI that he had kept it in a locker for security reasons and would take it out only when he gets the appointment with the PM to hand it over to him.“I do not expect anything from the government. It is enough that I have been recognised as a Mughal prince,” the prince said.
In a Facebook post on Monday, he congratulated ‘Hindu brothers’ on the construction of Ram Temple that is to begin on August 5. In the video post, he took a dig at AIMIM leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi alleging that he was making attempts to create a rift between Hindus and Muslims.