#AYODHYAVERDICT trends on Twitter, this is how netizens reacted to historic judgement

New Delhi, Nov 9: Soon after the pronouncement of the much-awaited Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case, netizens have urged people to maintain peace and order.

The Supreme Court in a unanimous verdict on Saturday cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque.

Social media was buzzing since Friday evening, the eve of the Supreme Court verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title case. #BabriMasjid was trending on twitter with over 54700 mentions while #AYODHYAVERDICT has over 432, 000 mentions and #RamMandir at over 113000 mentions. There were at least 3290 tweets on the hashtag on the name of Ranjan Gogoi, the Chief Justice of India at the time of filing this report.

Twitter users had a day off as it saw people from Hindu and Muslim communities unite ahead of Ayodhya decision for a greater cause. A message of non-violence and unity floated around and good citizens of the Internet urged others to respect one another regardless of the outcome.

Social media was flooded with updates on the verdict with several people using the platform for meme's while several others were seen making strong observations--some critical of the verdict while several others in praise.

Check out some of the tweets here: