Hyderabad, Dec. 6 -- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that the Babri Masjid demolition on December 6, 1992, weakened the Indian Constitution and marked a "Black Day" for the country.

Owaisi criticised attempts to downplay the impact of the incident, saying it violated the rule of law and left lasting wounds on the nation.

Addressing an event in Hyderabad, Asaduddin Owaisi said, "...It is 6th December today. You and I know what happened on 6th December 1992...Babri Masjid was demolished in the presence of Police... The Supreme Court said that the Babri Masjid demolition was a violation of the rule of law...vaziir-e-aa'zam (Prime Minister) recently said that the 500-year-old wounds are...