VHP president Ashok Singhal today said Hindus should give up family planning so that their population does not go down. Speaking at the inaugural session of VHP's joint meeting of the international board of trustees and the central management committee, he said population of minorities, especially muslims had been rising at "such a fast pace" that it would be 25 to 30 per cent of the total population in 50 years. Singhal said it would be "suicidal" for Hindus if they did not raise their population. He said that it was essential to build a Ram temple at Ayodhya for 'dharmik azadi' (religious freedom) of the Hindus.