Temples not razed, but turned into mosques by converts: Millat Council

BAREILLY: A large number of people “converted their places of worship to mosques when they adopted Islam” and such mosques “shouldn’t be touched”, said Tauqeer Raza, the head of Ittehad Millat Council, on Tuesday.
Speaking on the Gyanvapi mosque issue, he said, “Calling what was found in the Gyanvapi mosque a shivling is actually making a mockery of Hinduism. There are many mosques in the country where there were temples before. Those temples were not razed... just converted (into mosques) when people adopted Islam. The mosques shouldn’t be touched, and if anything is done forcefully, Muslims will oppose the government.”
He added: “Muslims don’t need any legal fight as they have seen the judgment in the Babri Mosque case. This time, we won’t appeal in any court. Hatemongers will find a shivling at every mosque in the country with a fountain. If they have their way, they will encroach all of them. I would like to see where these people will stop. Muslims have remained quiet to ensure peace in the country.”