A senior citizen was arrested by the Kerala police on January 22 for protesting against the demolition of the 16-century Babri Masjid, which was razed down by a Hindutva mob on December 6, 1992.
Six-two-year-old Muhammad Salim, fondly known as Ottayal Salim (one-man army) is well known for his solo protests against the Hindutva organisations especially the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
On January 22, the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was inaugurating Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Salim held a placard of Babri Masjid’s photo at the Vazhimukku Junction of Athiyannoor village in Thiruvananthapuram, educating the public that the Ram Mandir was built on the ruins of a masjid, another place of worship.