At a Virat Hindu Sammelan, VHP–Bajrang Dal leader Rajesh Kumar targeted those advocating the reconstruction of the Babri Masjid, alleging that followers of the “tradition of Babar and Humayun” still exist, stating, “Their name may be Humayun, but in their heart resides Babar.” He framed Babri as an ideological symbol of Babar, vilified the Mughal ruler by accusing him of killing Hindus, carrying out forced religious conversions, and assaulting women, and asserted that if a mosque were to be built, it should be named after A. P. J. Abdul Kalam or Abdul Hamid, claiming that constructing one in Babar’s name would amount to being “anti-national” and a “traitor” to the country.