A day after meeting Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be visiting Ayodhya today.
The spiritual guru is expected to hold talks with Muslim and Hindu litigants, including Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, Mahant Dharam Das, Dr Ram Vilas Vedanti, Iqbal Ansari and Haji Mehboob.
Having offered to mediate in the Ayodhya dispute, Sri Sri met Adityanath on Wednesday but said he had no proposal yet to discuss with the stakeholders. When asked about Muslim leaders rejecting his proposal to resolve the dispute, Sri Sri said he had no proposal at the moment so any question of rejection does not arise.
"As far as the Ayodhya issue is concerned, the chief minister's stand is very clear. The state government is not a party (to the dispute). We welcome any settlement and will honour the decision of the court," he said.
In an informal interaction with journalists after meeting Adityanath, he said, "I want unity...I want amity. This is just a beginning. We will talk to all."
On Wednesday, the spiritual guru met Suresh Das of Digambar Akhada, Janmejay Sharan of Rasikpeeth and Rajaram Chandra Acharya of Nirmohi Akahada, apparently to explore ways for a reconciliation between the warring parties locked in a protracted legal dispute over the land on which the Babri mosque stood before being pulled down in 1992. The matter is now pending before the Supreme Court.
As per reports, both Sri Sri and the Uttar Pradesh CM discussed the Ayodhya issue in their 40-minute meeting on Wednesday.