New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Congress leader Manickam Tagore on Wednesday issued a strong rebuttal to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's recent claims that Jawaharlal Nehru intended to rebuild the Babri Masjid using public funds and that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel opposed it. Tagore described these assertions as "lies" lacking any archival or documentary evidence.
In a pointed statement on his official X handle, Tagore said, "There is zero archival or documentary evidence to support this claim. Nehruji explicitly opposed using government money for religious places-including the reconstruction of temples. He insisted such projects should be funded through public contributions, not the state."Tagore further emphasized, "If Nehruji refused public funds e...