Honoured to have our house as trust office, says Parasaran
Rohan.Dua@timesgroup.com
New Delhi:06.02.2020
K Parasaran, the 93-year-old Supreme Court lawyer who represented Hindu parties in the Ram Temple-Babri Masjid dispute, and his family could hardly contain their emotions on Wednesday as their three-storey house in Delhi's Greater Kailash-1 was declared the office of the newly formed trust that would oversee the mandir's construction on a 67-acre land in Ayodhya.
"I am just one of the trustees. There are others," he smiled. There are 15 trustees in all for the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Khsetra Trust.
Parasaran's lawyer son Mohan told TOI, "We are of course happy. But at the same time, it is a very onerous responsibility. Parasaran senior, my father, has been involved in the Ayodhya matter since 1991. He, after deep thought, accepted this offer. The offer was made by the home ministry. With his experience, he will be able to manage the Trust aided by very able and distinguished trustees."
Their house, R 20 in Greater Kailash 1, an upscale locality in the capital city, buzzed with activity as his personal aide for 33 years, Muthuswami, answered the phone that rang relentlessly.
Inside the house, framed photographs of Lord Ventakeshwara, Ram and Ganesha adorned the walls lined below by an extensive collection of law books and small plaques. Among them hung the Padma Bhushan citation that he received from then President A PJ Abdul Kalam in 2003.
Rohan.Dua@timesgroup.com
New Delhi:06.02.2020
K Parasaran, the 93-year-old Supreme Court lawyer who represented Hindu parties in the Ram Temple-Babri Masjid dispute, and his family could hardly contain their emotions on Wednesday as their three-storey house in Delhi's Greater Kailash-1 was declared the office of the newly formed trust that would oversee the mandir's construction on a 67-acre land in Ayodhya.
"I am just one of the trustees. There are others," he smiled. There are 15 trustees in all for the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Khsetra Trust.
Parasaran's lawyer son Mohan told TOI, "We are of course happy. But at the same time, it is a very onerous responsibility. Parasaran senior, my father, has been involved in the Ayodhya matter since 1991. He, after deep thought, accepted this offer. The offer was made by the home ministry. With his experience, he will be able to manage the Trust aided by very able and distinguished trustees."
Their house, R 20 in Greater Kailash 1, an upscale locality in the capital city, buzzed with activity as his personal aide for 33 years, Muthuswami, answered the phone that rang relentlessly.
Inside the house, framed photographs of Lord Ventakeshwara, Ram and Ganesha adorned the walls lined below by an extensive collection of law books and small plaques. Among them hung the Padma Bhushan citation that he received from then President A PJ Abdul Kalam in 2003.
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