Udupi: Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of Pejawar Mutt said on Friday that he was planning to organise Iftar for members of the Muslim community for Id-ul-Fitr, but he had not taken a final decision on it.

Speaking to journalists here, the seer said that when the ‘Souharda Koota’ (Iftar) was held in the outer precincts of the Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple last year, some people criticised it while others welcomed it.

The seer said that he was holding talks with Muslim leaders on this. But they were not showing much interest because of the row last time. If they agree and a decision is taken, it would be held at the Govinda Kalyana Mantap Hall near Bhujanga Park here, he said.

The seer said that he was not trying to appease anybody. But he wanted harmony between Hindus, Muslims, Dalits and all other communities. There is no change in his stand on the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Even some Muslim leaders have agreed for the construction of the Ram temple, he said.

“I want both majority and minority communities to be treated in an equal manner. Some time back, I had said that if necessary, there should be some amendments in the Constitution for this purpose. At no point, I had called for a change in the Constitution. But an unnecessary controversy was generated over it. I do not want any kind of discrimination,” he said.

Asked why the National Democratic Alliance had not moved on the Ram Temple, the seer said that the matter was in the courts. While the Ram temple was needed, more essential than this was the cleaning of the Ganga. The construction of the temple could come later, he said.

Asked about the sidelining of Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia, the seer said he would not comment on the matter as he was not an office-bearer of the VHP.