India outcry as report leaked on Muslim shrine

As Manmohan Singh, India’s prime minister, prepared for discussions about nuclear energy and defence in Washington, his parliament in New Delhi was in uproar over the demolition of a 16th-century mosque almost two decades ago.

Angry parliamentarians forced the adjournment of sessions at the Lok Sabha after a local newspaper printed leaked excerpts of a judicial report into the destruction of the Babri Masjid by Hindu activists in 1992. The highly inflammatory incident in the northern holy city of Ayodhya unleashed clashes between Hindus and Muslims that left hundreds dead.