Ex Rajya Sabha MP, whose book Tryst with Ayodhya' was launched Saturday, says Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad constituency with '55% non-Hindu electorate' reason for Congress not going to Ram Mandir event.
Ahead of Ayodhya temple consecration, the former deputy PM — a key figure of the Ram Mandir movement of the '90s — writes 'I feel blessed that I will witness this historic occasion in my lifetime'.
Former Rajya Sabha MP and BJP leader Balbir Punj said the demolition of Babri Masjid on 6 December 1992 was a 'Gandhian solution' to the Ram Janmabhoomi issue.
The 96-year-old leader's statement came after he was invited to the 22 January event, which, he 'regretfully' said, he won’t be able to attend on medical grounds.
PM said he will start the ritual Friday. It includes fasting & visiting the place where the Hindu deity Ram is said to have spent much of his exile from Ayodhya, according to the epic Ramayana.
Organiser posts letter on X, in which Congress leader said 'if I had not been unwell, I would've been there to witness this sacred ceremony', referring to canonisation of Mother Teresa.
Chartered planes will transport VVIPs to and from Ayodhya, it is learnt. More than 7,000 invitees are expected to attend consecration at under-construction Ram temple on 22 Jan.
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