A descendant of the Mughal dynasty living in Hyderabad has reiterated his offer to present the first brick to build Ram temple at

, if he is given the Babri masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi land.

“It will be a golden brick,” he told TOI in an interview on Saturday. “Not only will I present a golden brick, I will also hand over the entire land for construction of the temple,” said 50-year-old Habeebuddin Tucy, who says he is a sixth-generation descendant of the last

, Bahadur Shah Zafar. Tucy had made the gold brick offer in September last year as well.

Tucy petitioned the Supreme Court to implead him in the Babri masjid dispute. The court is yet to admit the plea. “No other party in the case has ownership documents of the property but I, as a descendant of the Mughal rulers, have a right to express my opinion on to whom the land should be given,” he insists. “At least, I should be heard.”

The petition was filed on February 8. Tucy’s advocate Praveen Kumar told TOI from Delhi that the Supreme Court has not entertained any more petitions in the case. “But it is not that the petition cannot be taken up,” he said.

Tucy explained that the first Mughal emperor, Babur, got the Babri masjid constructed in 1529 to provide a place for the troops to offer namaz. “It was exclusively for the troops, not others. I do not want to get into what was there before the masjid was built but since a certain community is staking claim to the place saying that it is the birthplace of Ram, as a true Muslim, I will only respect their sentiments,” Tucy said.

On August 14, the Supreme Court was informed that there was evidence of a Ram Temple having been built during second century BC in the very place that the Babri Masjid was constructed.

“None of them have any documents to lay claim to the land. Only I can be considered as someone who has a say on whom the land should go to since I am a Mughal descendant,” Tucy said. Asked if he had any documents that could prove ownership of the land, Tucy said he also did not have the papers. “But I have credibility for rightful ownership. Every year, the cellar doors of the Taj Mahal are opened by me for the Urs ceremony of emperor Shah Jahan,” he says.