Beliefs of millions of people must be respected, regardless of whether there is evidence to substantiate those beliefs or not. It is unfortunate the Govt couldn't handle the situation more deftly.
I dont understand why they couldn't agree on any of the 6 other alternate routes proposed to Ram Setu. I am not a Hindu, but I empathize with the issue at hand here. Regardless of the evidence, the Govt should try to explore alternate routes and preserve this as a heritage site. End of the day beliefs are beliefs not scientific facts, but people make a nation not just scientific facts.
