
But most leaders, including Advani, denied knowledge of any plan to demolish the structure or having instigated the Kar Sevaks to do so.
During his testimony, which runs into almost 200 pages, Advani said while the BJP wanted a Ram temple, it didn’t intend to hurt the sentiments of Muslims.
Commission sources recall that during one of the hearings, Advani took strong exception to the manner of questioning by the then counsel of the Commission, Anupam Gupta. “He was upset by the line of questioning. He said the counsel was asking questions beyond the terms of reference of the Commission. He also asked Justice Liberhan to take action against Gupta,” said the source.