Ayodhya case: Mumbai Muslim leaders say they accept verdict, call for peace

Shabbir Somji, senior member of the Khoja-Shia Jamat, said they accepted the judgement in the interest of the country.

Muslim leaders from Mumbai on Saturday accepted the supreme court verdict on the sensitive Ayodhya land dispute and appealed to their community members to maintain peace and harmony.

In an unanimous verdict, the SC on Saturday paved the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot an alternative 5 -acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a new mosque at a "prominent" place in the holy town in Uttar Pradesh.

"We are happy that the court hearing is finally over. We have been saying that we will accept