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All three mediators of Ayodhya dispute hail from Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: All the three members appointed by the Supreme Court to mediate the decades-old Ayodhya title dispute have their roots in Tamil Nadu .


Former Supreme Court judge Justice Ibrahim Kalifulla hails from Karaikudi in Sivaganga district while medication expert and senior lawyer Sriram Panchu is based in Chennai.

Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar hails from Papanasam in Thanjavur district.

“It is a very serious responsibility given to me by the Supreme Court. I will do my best," Panchu said through a statement.

Similarly, Justice Kalifulla said that the panel will make every effort to resolve the issue amicably.

On his part, Ravi Shankar tweeted that ‘this move towards mediation by the Supreme Court is in the best interest of the country and all parties concerned. We should not leave any stone unearthed in resolving this burning issue amicably.’

He added that ‘we should keep our egos and differences aside and come together with a spirit of honouring and accommodating the sentiments of the communities concerned.’

Justice Kalifulla who started his legal practice in the Madras high court in 1975 was made a judge of the court in 2000. Thereafter, he was made the chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir high court from where he was elevated as the Supreme Court judge. He retired from service on July 22, 2016.

Panchu, who is a pioneer in the mediation movement is the founder of meditation centre attached to the Madras high court.

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