The Babri Masjid demolition served as a shocking eyeopener for Indian Muslims. It destroyed whatever confidence the community had in the Indian political class and the political party which had governed the country for the greater part of the post-Independence era, namely the Congress. After the Babri Masjid was brought down, Muslims began to reflect deeply on all the injustices that had been done to the community, beginning with Partition in 1947. They discussed promises that had been made and broken.
