Muslim Groups Urge Ad Company To Stop Display Of Lord Ram’s Images In Times Square

The coalition of Muslim community has sent out a communication stating Branded Cities, the advertising company has confirmed the decision against running the advertisements.

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New Delhi: Even as the historic day of stone laying ceremony in Ayodhya takes place on Wednesday, the digital boards for Nasdaq in Times Square won’t display images of Lord Rama on its billboards in the iconic Times Square. As per the report in ClarionIndia, a coalition of Muslim groups in the US is against the display of Lord Ram images on Times Square billboards.  Branded Cities is the top advertising company that is engaged in running the digital advertisement board for NASDAQ in Times Square. As per the coalition group, the company has “refused to run digital advertisements” for right-wing Hindu groups planning to showcase images of lord Ram on billboards in Times Square. In the US, Muslim groups have raised voice against promotion due to Babri Masjid case. The coalition is comprised of Indian Minorities Advocacy Network- ImanNet, Justice for All, Coalition of Americans for Pluralism in India  CAPI,North American Indian Muslim Association NAIMA, Islamic Circle of North America -Social Justice ICNASJ and  The International Society for Peace and Justice. Those in the Indian community with right-wing affiliation hired the advertising space in Times Square to display images of Lord Ram and 3D pictures of the upcoming stone laying ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. LIVE BLOG | PM Modi's Address Likely Tomorrow, Know Timing & Other Details Of Ceremony The group of Muslim communities has sent out a communication stating Dennis Levine of Branded Cities confirmed the decision against running the advertisements. As per the statement from the coalition, the company “also reassured that Branded Cities and Nasdaq oppose the demolition of Babari Masjid and will never allow any supremacist groups to run their advertisements”. In 1992, a grand Mughal-era mosque Babri Masjid was demolished by a Hindutva mob led by leaders of political parties. The dispute around the mosque-temple title was an age-old legal battle and the demolition of the mosque led to anti-Muslim violence across the country. After three decades, the Supreme Court of India last year passed a historic landmark verdict, clearing the way for the construction of a temple at the site.