Another Mandir-Masjid

Sambhal, a small town in Moradabad district, has been declared as a new district in UP by chief minister Mayawati. The move, political pundits say, aims to appease and entice the Muslim votes in upcoming 2012 Assembly election. While some pundits believe that it's also an effort to turn the mytholigical town (as some real pandits believe it to be the city where the Lord Vishnu will appear as Kalki avatar anytime in near future) into a town only, and hence the new town will be named Bhim Nagar as a tribute to the anti-Pandit Bhim Rao Ambedkar. My report on the aftermath of Ramzam riots in Moradabad digs into the story of Kalki avatar...Link below

http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/mosque-temple-debate-turns-angry-in-pre-poll-sambhal