A day after spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar pitched for an out of court settlement of the Ayodhya issue, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board said today that only a court order on the matter was acceptable to it.

The board also took exception to a recent reported statement made by the Art of Living founder on the Ayodhya issue.

"Sri Sri's statement that after court's decision situation of the country can become like Syria and Muslims should leave their claim on Ayodhya is threat to Muslims and the court both. This is an attack on the country's well being," AIMPLB General Secretary Maulana Wali Rehmani told PTI.

As far as the board is concerned, we have already said that the decision of court will be acceptable to all, he said.

Asked about a letter written to the AIMPLB by Ravi Shankar yesterday, in which he suggested Muslims gift one acre at  Ayodhya site to Hindus who will provide five acres for a mosque, Rehmani said, "He will comment on it only after discussion with board members."

Asked about Rabi Shankar's concerns regarding communal violence, Rehmani said, "If he has any such apprehension, he should find a way out to avoid a situation of communal clashes."

Ravi Shankar had earlier in an interview reportedly said that 'if the Ayodhya dispute is not resolved India will have Syria-like situation'.  -- PTI