# India v Pakistan

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-v-pakistan/4105>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 18, 1999, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-v-pakistan/4105 "1999-10-18T05:57:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Boris\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Boris\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boris_B)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 1999, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-v-pakistan/4105/21 "1999-10-21T05:08:00Z")

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[http://muslimsonline.com/babri/babripb.htm#tajmahal](http://muslimsonline.com/babri/babripb.htm#tajmahal)

The above link states:

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> During the “communal riots” of 1934, walls around the Masjid and one of the domes of the Masjid were damaged. These were reconstructed by the British Government.

Fifteen years later, a mob of extremists of a certain religion tried to enter the mosque by force to worship idols that had been smuggled into it. The mob was turned away by police, but the authorities’ fear of bloodshed kept them from removing the idols.

My first post was not perfect. I have never professed to be an expert on South Asian religions and I don’t listen to organized religions of any kind. I have no more to say on this issue.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 1999, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-v-pakistan/4105/22 "1999-10-21T07:39:00Z")

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peace.

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