New Delhi, July 08: Two days after All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) rejected Kanchi Shankaracharya's proposals on Ayodhya, the organisation today asked the government to involve itself in "sincere" negotiations, saying scope for an "honourable" compromise still existed. While VHP blamed "ego" and "politics" for continuance of the dispute, senior AIMPLB member Syed Shahabuddin said Muslims would be ready for construction of Lord Rama's temple anywhere outside the disputed 4000 sq ft of land in Ayodhya and sought modification in the map of the proposed temple.
Another AIMPLB member Kamal Farouqi said the scope for negotiations still existed and "there can be a talk of compromise which is honourable, judicious and keeps in view the sentiments of all, particularly the most aggrieved Muslims whose mosque has been demolished by the Sangh Parivar."
"Judicial process should go on. Talks can also go on," Shahabuddin said participating in a discussion here on 'Ayodhya - the way out'.
Shahabuddin, while favouring the judicial process of solving the vexed issue, said he saw a "ray of hope at the end of the tunnel" and expected a decision on the matter within one and a half year.
Referring to Kanchi seer Jayendra Saraswathi's initiative, Shahabuddin said "no talks took place in the real sense" and it was only an "exchange of letters".
He said the government should take charge for holding "sincere" talks "privately" with the concerned parties and emphasised that there was "still a road ahead". Bureau Report