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RSS chief holds talks with Jamait leader

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI DEC. 28 . The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief, K.S. Sudershan, met the Jamait-i-Ulema-e-Hind leader, Maulana Mehmood Madani, for nearly two hours recently to discuss ways to "remove irritants" for improving Hindu-Muslim relations.

Although the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute did crop up during the discussions described as "positive" by the RSS spokesperson, Ram Madhav, it was apparently not a meeting to discuss this dispute in particular. Any detailed discussion with any Muslim leader on this question will be taken up by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Mr. Madhav said later.

Besides Mr. Sudershan and Mr. Madhav, the VHP leader, Vishnu Hari Dalmiya, was also present. Two other colleagues accompanied the Maulana from the Jamait.

The effort was to try and understand each other's point of view and identify issues, which may have become "irritants" in the relationship between the two communities, Mr. Madhav said today.

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