27 years ago on, On 16 Nov 1993, comrade Baba Lal Das was shot dead by hindutva criminals. He was a CPIM party secretary in the local unit @upcpim, Court appointed chief priest of the Ram lalla idols inside the Babri Masjid of the Ayodhya dispute in India. #Communist #Cpim 
He opposed the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and a star witness in the Babri Masjid demolition case and a vocal opponent of the Vishva Hindu Parishad campaign to build a temple at the Ram Janmabhoomi site. He was murdered on 16 November 1993.
Lal Das, a strident opponent of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Vishwa Hindu Parishad, was shot dead in the middle of the night in Ranipur Chattar village, Ayodhya. His murder was never solved. #Ayodhya #RSSTerrorists
The short life of comrade Lal Das is almost forgotten in Ayodhya today, but his message of communal unity and harmony has become more important than ever for both Ayodhya and the country.
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