If You Look For 'Ram Janmabhoomi' On Google Maps, You Will Also See 'Mandir Yahi Banega' Marker

Google Maps is easily the most widely used map and navigation app in all our smartphones -- Android and iOS both. It has very cool navigation system that accurately predicts your commute or drive.

One of its feature is also to empower anyone to pin a location on the map and edit its details. That may have led to a bit of a controversial post in Ayodhya, as it turns out.

Google Maps screenshot

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You see, if you open Google Maps on your phone and search for 'Ram Janmabhoomi', you will see a 'Mandir Yahi Banega' point of interest marked nearby, with a symbol for a Hindu temple.

Not just a simple marker, 'Mandir Yahi Banega' has people commenting and reviewing the place, too. It currently has a rating of 4 out of 5 on Google Maps.

Google Maps

This is probably a good time to remind our readers that as of now the issue of Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case is still unresolved, and there's a fresh petition in the Supreme claiming that the disputed piece of land in Ayodhya is actually a Buddhist site.

First the misleading results about girl's schools and PGs, and now this. It's important for Google to prevent its Maps platform from being abused for this kind of mischief which can lead to serious real-world consequences.

UPDATE: Statement from a Google spokesperson in response to this story is as follows.

"The issue is now fixed. We¡¯re heavily invested in empowering users to contribute their local knowledge to Google products and services. Overall, allowing users to suggest information provides comprehensive and up-to-date info, but we recognize there may be, as in this case, unhelpful edits suggested by users. When this happens, we work fast to address the issue as quickly as possible."