Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Tuesday said he did not go to Ayodhya in 1992 as Hindutva forces failed to unite under a common banner.

"The fight for Ram mandir was a struggle for all Hindus. I insisted that all Hindu parties and organisations should set aside their banners and unite under a saffron flag for this cause. That did not happen, so I did not go to Ayodhya," Thackeray said in party mouthpiece Saamna.