Uddhav Thackeray claimed that a "Godhra-like" incident could occur during the "return journey" of the large number of devotees expected to converge in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, for the inauguration of the Ram Temple
Sattar was serving a life sentence for his involvement in the Godhra train massacre in 2002. Last year, Sattar jumped parole and was absconding since then.
Riots were unfortunate as was the Godhra carnage. Nothing justifies violence. However, when you condemn one and do not even acknowledge the other, you are being dishonest. If Ehsan Jafri's death is mourned, so should be the death of those 59 karsevaks, who have been forgotten for being Hindus.
From Mukul Sinha to Teesta Setalvad to Harsh Mandar to Rana Ayyub and so many more, the ones who built their careers on the dead bodies of karsevaks who were burnt alive in Godhra