Rahul Gandhi’s vanity Hindutva and the Ram Janmabhoomi issue: Will a dip in Kumbh wash away the sins or reveal the reality within?
5 years, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi’s vanity Hindutva and the Ram Janmabhoomi issue: Will a dip in Kumbh wash away the sins or reveal the reality within?

Op India  

The Supreme Court’s verdict on the Sabarimala issue had thrown open the gates for a brutal, government- Hindu organisations including the RSS and VHP have been pressurising the central government to bring an ordinance to start construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Be it political parties or opinion makers in the media, who regularly indulge in Hindu-bashing while also criticising the BJP for its alleged negligence of the Ramjanmabhoomi issue or certain political leaders like Rahul Gandhi who had suddenly remembered the Hindu side of their ancestry and have been overplaying the soft Hindutva card after 2014. The incessant temple visits, the overabundance of his tilak, mala clad smiling images in the media, the assertions of being not only a Hindu but a Janeudhari Brahmin, the Kailash Mansarovar visit and many such stunts may have worked to gain him some votes, but slyly and very cunningly, the Congress has kept its party president away from making any sort of comment in the Ramjanmabhoomi issue. Rahul Gandhi had donned innumerable Hindu attires, performed numerous pujas, even claimed ownership of a rather questionable gotra called the ‘Kaul Dattatreya’ and met many sadhus, seers and priests in the process, but one thing he had staunchly avoided is the mention of Ramjanmabhoomi or Ram temple at Ayodhya. Though its state unit opposed the Supreme Court verdict and vocally took a stand against the communist government’s atrocities on peacefully protesting Hindu devotees, the central leadership kept its hand clean.

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat warns against fresh temple-mosque disputes – ‘not acceptable to resort to extreme hatred’
3 weeks ago

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat warns against fresh temple-mosque disputes – ‘not acceptable to resort to extreme hatred’

Live Mint  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that it is ‘unacceptable’ to rake up new temple-mosque disputes in India while reiterating that Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was a matter of faith. “Under the burden of the extreme past, it is not acceptable to resort to extreme hatred, malice, enmity, suspicion and rake up such new issues on a daily …

'Ayodhya Is Done; No Space For Mandir-Masjid Conflict Now': Mohan Bhagwat
3 weeks, 1 day ago

'Ayodhya Is Done; No Space For Mandir-Masjid Conflict Now': Mohan Bhagwat

ABP News  

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has slammed the frequent raking up of Hindu-Muslim issues to foment communal discord in India. Without mentioning the cases filed in courts over temples purportedly being under mosques, Mohan Bhagwat said: "There should be a Ram Temple and it indeed happened. Mohan Bhagwat On Minorities Although Bhagwat did not explicitly mention the violence against Hindus in …

Uddhav Thackeray questions PM Modi over safety of Hindus in Bangladesh; BJP hits back
Top News
4 weeks ago

Uddhav Thackeray questions PM Modi over safety of Hindus in Bangladesh; BJP hits back

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party uses its Hindutva agenda only for “electoral purposes”. In a post on X, Mr. Aaditya Thackeray said, “Uddhav Thackeray ji today raised questions about the Union Government and Prime Minister’s silence on the attacks faced by Hindus in Bangladesh. Just like with Manipur violence, which is in our …

Mallikarjun Kharge accuses BJP of ignoring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's advice, dividing society
1 month, 1 week ago

Mallikarjun Kharge accuses BJP of ignoring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's advice, dividing society

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday accused the top BJP leadership of attempting to divide society by conducting surveys at every mosque in the country, adding that the saffron party was ignoring the advice of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a public meeting at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Sunday. Addressing a large …

Mallikarjun Kharge writes to PM over objectionable remarks against Rahul Gandhi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mallikarjun Kharge writes to PM over objectionable remarks against Rahul Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discipline leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led ruling alliance who have used offensive language against the party leader Rahul Gandhi, saying strict legal action should be taken against people making such statements to prevent the degeneration of politics in the country. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addresses …

Preventing Politics of Pandemonium
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Preventing Politics of Pandemonium

New Indian Express  

People watching Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha during the June and July sessions were hoping that his new tag of leader of opposition would have made him a bit more serious and responsible. In the first session of the current Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi had to surrender to Lord Shiva and display the deity’s portrait in the House. If …

We defeated Ram Janmabhoomi movement in Ayodhya, claims Rahul Gandhi
6 months ago

We defeated Ram Janmabhoomi movement in Ayodhya, claims Rahul Gandhi

Op India  

On Saturday, Rahul Gandhi announced that the Congress and other parties in the I.N.D.I. Alliance has defeated the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, which culminated in the construction of the majestic Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The people of Ayodhya were upset that no one from Ayodhya was invited to the inauguration of the Ram… pic.twitter.com/wslXqLiPyh — ANI July 6, 2024 Rahul Gandhi …

Samajwadi MP Awadesh Prasad says infrastructure in Ayodhya crumbling, blames BJP
6 months, 1 week ago

Samajwadi MP Awadesh Prasad says infrastructure in Ayodhya crumbling, blames BJP

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party lawmaker Awadhesh Prasad on Tuesday claimed the infrastructure in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh was “crumbling” and said he was “pained” to see the condition of the temple town that attracts several tourists from across the world. Participating in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in the Lok Sabha, the MP from Faizabad alleged …

Letters to The Editor — June 26, 2024
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Letters to The Editor — June 26, 2024

The Hindu  

‘Will work for consensus’ The Prime Minister’s “aggressive note”, that his government “Will work for consensus in Parliament, says Modi”, is befuddling. Sharma, Barnala, Punjab Water seepage The Prime Minister took a personal interest in the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, and the inauguration was grand. The traditional Agama Shastra does not seem to have been followed in …

OPINION | How Opposition fumbled on Modi's meditation in Kanyakumari
7 months, 1 week ago

OPINION | How Opposition fumbled on Modi's meditation in Kanyakumari

India TV News  

As curtains fell on the two-month-long campaigning for Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed to Kanyakumari, where he began his meditation for 45 hours at Vivekananda Rock Memorial. Opposition leaders have described Modi’s meditation spell in Kanyakumari as a “gimmick”, which was meant to influence voters who will be casting their vote on June 1. Those having faith …

SP, Congress will run bulldozer over Ram Temple if voted to power, says PM Modi in U.P.’s Barabanki
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SP, Congress will run bulldozer over Ram Temple if voted to power, says PM Modi in U.P.’s Barabanki

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Congress and the Samajwadi Party will run a bulldozer over the Ram temple in Ayodhya if elected to power, adding that the Opposition should take tuitions from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath where to run bulldozers. If the SP and Congress come to power, they will send Ram Lalla back to …

'PoK Will Be Merged With India If...': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's Big Poll Promise
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'PoK Will Be Merged With India If...': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's Big Poll Promise

ABP News  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday asserted that if the BJP wins 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir will be "merged with India", and a “Krishna Janmabhoomi temple” and “Gyanvapi temple” will be built in Mathura and Kashi, respectively. Addressing an election rally in Jharkhand's Ramgarh, he said the BJP needs to secure over 400 seats …

“Congress is anti-Hindu,” says Modi
8 months ago

“Congress is anti-Hindu,” says Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

Narayanpet: Launching a blistering attack on the Congress for indulging in religion-based appeasement politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described it as anti-Hindu as it opposed construction of Sri Ram Temple in Ayodhya and celebrating Sri Rama Navami. “Congress wants to make Hindus as second class citizens and accordingly speaking about ‘Vote Jihad’”, he said, adding that the Congress …

DC Edit | As BJP raises Ram temple, Opp. should focus on jobs
9 months ago

DC Edit | As BJP raises Ram temple, Opp. should focus on jobs

Deccan Chronicle  

The election to the Lok Sabha is an opportunity for the citizens to assess the performance of the government in the past five years and the promises it has made for the future; it is also the time for judging the ability of the Opposition to play a larger role in the affairs of the country. And hence normally, the …

Ayodhya Ram Temple Construction Upset Congress, INDIA alliance: PM Modi In C'Garh
9 months ago

Ayodhya Ram Temple Construction Upset Congress, INDIA alliance: PM Modi In C'Garh

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that construction of the grand Ram temple at Ayodhya has upset Congress and the INDIA alliance. Kick-starting campaign for the April-May Lok Sabha elections for BJP in Chhattisgarh from tribal-dominated Bastar, Mr Modi said that the royal family of Congress had declined the invitation for Ram temple consecration ceremony. Addressing a rally at …

Rahul Gandhi not visiting Ram Temple fearing Islamic fundamentalists, says Kerala BJP president K. Surendran
9 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi not visiting Ram Temple fearing Islamic fundamentalists, says Kerala BJP president K. Surendran

The Hindu  

National Democratic Alliance candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency K. Surendran has alleged that Congress leader and his opponent Rahul Gandhi has evaded from visiting the Ram Temple in Ayodhya fearing the Muslim fundamentalists. If Rahul’s secularism is not one-sided, he should have visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, siad Mr. Surendran, who is also the State president of …

If Modi doesn’t remain PM, mandir will again become masjid: Bandi Sanjay
10 months, 2 weeks ago

If Modi doesn’t remain PM, mandir will again become masjid: Bandi Sanjay

New Indian Express  

SIDDIPET: Slamming the Congress for questioning the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, BJP national general secretary and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay on Monday said that the temple will once again be turned into Babri Masjid if Narendra Modi is not re-elected as the prime minister. Speaking on the occasion, Sanjay said: “I want the Congress to explain why it …

BJP doesn’t want my photos inside Kashi Temple to be seen in public, claims Rahul Gandhi in U.P.
10 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP doesn’t want my photos inside Kashi Temple to be seen in public, claims Rahul Gandhi in U.P.

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on February 19 alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party did not want his pictures taken inside the Kashi Vishwanath Temple to come out in public and hence denied entry of mobile phones inside the temple when he visited the premises. This was done because BJP does not want Rahul Gandhi’s photo to be seen inside …

BJP plans series of programmes in run-up to Lok Sabha elections
11 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP plans series of programmes in run-up to Lok Sabha elections

The Hindu  

In the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, the Karnataka BJP on Saturday chalked out a series of programmes, including a women’s convention at the district level, a wall painting campaign with the slogan “BJP for the third time, Modi once again” in each hobli, and beneficiary meetings. “It has been decided that the party will meet beneficiaries of Central …

‘Too much poison’: Attacks on Indian Muslims grow after Ram temple ceremony
11 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Too much poison’: Attacks on Indian Muslims grow after Ram temple ceremony

Al Jazeera  

As India marks Republic Day, many fear the dawn of a new nation where minorities are made to feel like ‘rubbish’. Addressing the country from Ayodhya, Modi said that the “wheel of time” had turned, rejecting criticism over the increased religious tensions that have been simmering in India since he came to power in 2014. “It was more about Modi …

Ram Mandir ceremony poses bigger challenge for opposition in India
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ram Mandir ceremony poses bigger challenge for opposition in India

Live Mint  

The start of January's third week saw the nation engage in what Mikhail Bakhtin has described as ‘carnivalesque’. The Pran Pratistha ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya's half constructed Ram Mandir was paradigmatic of the Bakhtin described de-stabilization or reversal of power structures, as happens in traditional forms of carnival. However, the evident urgency of the consecration ceremony that could …

Why the new Ram temple in Ayodhya is a turning point for India
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Why the new Ram temple in Ayodhya is a turning point for India

Al Jazeera  

January 22 is past us. Modi’s words welcoming the advent of “Ram Rajya” in India blatantly contradicted the secular principles enshrined in the country’s constitution. What led to January 22 being hailed as the dawn of a “divine” India was the consecration of an idol of Ram, one of the most revered Hindu gods, at a newly built temple in …

Ram temple inauguration: BJP unleashes momentum for battle ahead
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ram temple inauguration: BJP unleashes momentum for battle ahead

Hindustan Times  

The inauguration of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya may have marked the end of the long-drawn struggle, it will still continue to play big in the political arena at least for the next few months as the nation gears for the Lok Sabha polls. Along with PM Narendra Modi, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi …

Modi hails controversial temple inauguration as breaking ‘shackles of slave mentality’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi hails controversial temple inauguration as breaking ‘shackles of slave mentality’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The temple was built after “countless sacrifices” and is …

India’s Modi is set to open a controversial temple in Ayodhya in a grand event months before polls
11 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s Modi is set to open a controversial temple in Ayodhya in a grand event months before polls

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

‘Might get worse’: As Modi unveils Ram temple, Indian Muslims fear future
11 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Might get worse’: As Modi unveils Ram temple, Indian Muslims fear future

Al Jazeera  

As a celebratory atmosphere envelops much of India, many among its 200 million Muslims wonder what’s next for them. Ayodhya/Lucknow, India – Wearing her hijab, Yusra Hussain stood in the queue to enter a makeshift temple to the Hindu god Ram in Ayodhya, the northern Indian city believed to be his birthplace. For many among India’s 200 million Muslims, the …

India’s Modi opens Ram temple built on site of demolished mosque in Ayodhya
11 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s Modi opens Ram temple built on site of demolished mosque in Ayodhya

Al Jazeera  

Temple’s consecration marks an unofficial start to the Hindu nationalist leader’s re-election campaign in polls later this year. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened a Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historic Mughal-era mosque in the northern town of Ayodhya. Monday’s consecration of the temple, dedicated to Lord Ram, embodies the triumph of Modi’s muscular Hindu nationalist …

A massive Hindu temple has just opened in India. Why is it so controversial?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A massive Hindu temple has just opened in India. Why is it so controversial?

LA Times  

Workers put up cardboard cutouts of the Hindu deity Lord Ram and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mark Thursday’s opening of a temple in Ayodhya, India. About 80 chartered flights have landed at the new international airport in India’s holy city of Ayodhya for Monday’s partial opening of a controversial temple dedicated to one of Hinduism’s most revered deities, …

A Hindu temple built atop a razed mosque in India is helping Modi boost his political standing
11 months, 3 weeks ago

A Hindu temple built atop a razed mosque in India is helping Modi boost his political standing

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Three decades after Hindu mobs tore down a historical mosque, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the consecration of a grand Hindu temple at the same site on Monday in a political move to boost his party ahead of a crucial national vote. Experts say the temple, dedicated to Hinduism’s most revered deity Lord Ram, will …

India to open ‘Hindu Vatican’ on site of razed mosque
11 months, 3 weeks ago

India to open ‘Hindu Vatican’ on site of razed mosque

The Telegraph  

Narendra Modi is preparing to attend the opening of a vast new temple billed as the Vatican of Hinduism that he hopes will secure his victory in India’s upcoming elections. Pilgrims bearing ornate gifts have already begun streaming into the Indian city of Ayodhya in their thousands ahead of the consecration of Ram Mandir, a sprawling complex built on the …

YouTuber Sakshi Joshi rants against Ram Mandir: Watch how she wanted a Ram Mandir in 2018
11 months, 3 weeks ago

YouTuber Sakshi Joshi rants against Ram Mandir: Watch how she wanted a Ram Mandir in 2018

Op India  

As the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Mandir approaches, the usual suspects are suffering from a meltdown that has become a hallmark of their conduct, besides being unabashedly hypocritical, since Modi rose to power in 2014. In this pursuit, one YouTuber, Sakshi Joshi, a former ‘journalist’ known for her shrill rhetorics against the Modi government, recently posted a video wherein …

OPINION | RAM TEMPLE: CONGRESS MUST STOP NITPICKING AND JOIN THE EVENT
11 months, 3 weeks ago

OPINION | RAM TEMPLE: CONGRESS MUST STOP NITPICKING AND JOIN THE EVENT

India TV News  

The first picture of Ram Lalla idol installed in the sanctum sanctorum of Ram temple in Ayodhya was revealed on Friday, even as Ganesh Puja ritual was being performed, three days ahead of the main consecration ceremony. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav, who happens to be Akhilesh Yadav’s uncle, stirred a hornets’ nest when he justified the police …

"Why didn't Nehru then seize opportunity?": Member of Ram Janmbhoomi Teertha Kshetra slams Rahul Gandhi on Ram Temple event
11 months, 3 weeks ago

"Why didn't Nehru then seize opportunity?": Member of Ram Janmbhoomi Teertha Kshetra slams Rahul Gandhi on Ram Temple event

Hindustan Times  

Ayodhya, January 18 : Kameshwar Chaupal, a member of the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, lashed out at Congress for calling the January 22 Ram Temple event a "BJP event," reminding the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that why the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru "did not seize the opportunity" when the Ram Lalla idol surfaced in 1949. HT …

Watch | Ram Temple opening | What message is Congress sending by staying away?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch | Ram Temple opening | What message is Congress sending by staying away?

The Hindu  

On January 10, the Congress put out a statement that its top leadership, including Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Adhir Ranjan Choudhary, would not be attending the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. While declining the invitation through a statement, the party made certain points - One was the temple was a long-standing “political project” …

OPINION | RAM TEMPLE : CONGRESS HAS IGNORED THE PULSE OF THE NATION
11 months, 3 weeks ago

OPINION | RAM TEMPLE : CONGRESS HAS IGNORED THE PULSE OF THE NATION

India TV News  

Even as the rituals for the January 22 Pran Pratistha ceremony are in progress at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the main ‘yajmaan’ of the event is presently touring the temples of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala offering prayers. Modi said at a function that the entire nation is presently deep in devotion of Lord Ram, waiting …

Ram Temple event | People see through Rahul Gandhi’s lies, says Rajeev Chandrashekhar
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ram Temple event | People see through Rahul Gandhi’s lies, says Rajeev Chandrashekhar

The Hindu  

The BJP on Tuesday reacted sharply to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks that the consecration of the Ram Temple of Ayodhya was being made into a “BJP event”. Addressing a press conference at the BJP’s national headquarters in New Delhi, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar said that “Ram Temple was a deeply felt emotion by Hindus in every corner of the …

BJP in Kerala seeks to make political issue from campaign against K.S. Chithra for urging believers to light lamps to mark Ayodhya Ram Temple consecration
11 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP in Kerala seeks to make political issue from campaign against K.S. Chithra for urging believers to light lamps to mark Ayodhya Ram Temple consecration

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Kerala has sought to make a political issue out of the social media criticism faced by noted playback singer K.S. Chithra for urging believers to light lamps and offer prayer at their homes to mark the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. Speaking to newspersons in Thiruvananthapuram on January 16, Union …

‘Has to be built’: The temple at the heart of Modi’s India re-election bid
11 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Has to be built’: The temple at the heart of Modi’s India re-election bid

Al Jazeera  

For Modi’s BJP, the Ram Mandir, built on the ruins of the demolished Babri Masjid, represents a promise fulfilled – and a trap for opponents. Ayodhya, India – For hundreds of years, a journey to Ayodhya for many Hindu pilgrims meant a walk down narrow lanes to the Hanuman Garhi Mandir, a temple honouring Hanuman, the monkey god. They have …

OPINION | CONGRESS FACING DILEMMA OVER RAM TEMPLE
11 months, 3 weeks ago

OPINION | CONGRESS FACING DILEMMA OVER RAM TEMPLE

India TV News  

Twenty four hours before Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in Kohima that the January 22 consecration of Lord Ram’s idol in the Ayodhya temple “is a political event”, almost the entire top leadership of UP Congress visited Ayodhya on Makar Sankranti, took a dip in Saryu river and paid obeisance to Ram Lala at the makeshift temple near his birthplace. …

‘Ram Temple Not An Aggressive Assertion Of Hindus’: Dr. David Frawley | HT Podcast
11 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Ram Temple Not An Aggressive Assertion Of Hindus’: Dr. David Frawley | HT Podcast

Hindustan Times  

‘Ram Temple Not An Aggressive Assertion Of Hindus’: Dr. David Frawley | HT Podcast Politics escalates in India as the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is set to take place on 22nd January, 2023. While many argue that politics is overpowering religion, others say the grand Ram Temple is an assertion of their rights by the majority Hindu …

Congress Leaders Observe Ram Mandir Ceremony, Despite Party Rejecting Invite
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress Leaders Observe Ram Mandir Ceremony, Despite Party Rejecting Invite

The Quint  

Even as the Congress party’s leadership has declined the invitation to the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on 22 January, many of its leaders and functionaries are observing the event, and some have decided to visit Ayodhya as well. Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge, his predecessor Sonia Gandhi, and Lok Sabha floor leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will not attend …

Congress Commits Political Hara-kiri, Disowns Ram Again
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress Commits Political Hara-kiri, Disowns Ram Again

News 18  

The Congress leadership will boycott the Ram Mandir’s ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22. If Anand Ranganathan’s book Hindus in Hindu Rashtra is to be believed, “Governments of just 10 states control more than 1,10,000 temples.” Of these, the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government, of which the Congress is an alliance partner in the state, alone controls 36,425 temples …

OPINION | MODI'S 'ANUSTHAAN' FOR RAM TEMPLE
11 months, 4 weeks ago

OPINION | MODI'S 'ANUSTHAAN' FOR RAM TEMPLE

India TV News  

With less than a fortnight remaining for the historic consecration ceremony to be performed at the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that he has begun a special 11-day 'anusthaan' to prepare himself for the event. In an audio message released before going to Nashik to perform prayers in Panchavati, on …

'Congress could've...': Himanta Biswa on party's call to skip Ram Temple opening
11 months, 4 weeks ago

'Congress could've...': Himanta Biswa on party's call to skip Ram Temple opening

India Today  

As Congress turned down the Ram Temple consecration ceremony invite, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma deemed the decision as another "missed opportunity" for the grand old party. Biswa said that Congress could have offered "an apology to the Hindu Samaj" for their views "against the Ram Mandir from the very beginning". After the Congress said its top leadership won't …

Karnataka CM backs Congress' stand to skip Ram temple event in Ayodhya; BJP slams move
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka CM backs Congress' stand to skip Ram temple event in Ayodhya; BJP slams move

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday defended the Congress high command’s decision not to attend the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya saying the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre has turned a religious event into a political affair. Chief minister Siddaramaiah said the BJP has turned the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya into a political …

Different voices emerge in Congress despite party’s ‘no’ to Ram Temple pran pratistha - The Hindu
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Different voices emerge in Congress despite party’s ‘no’ to Ram Temple pran pratistha - The Hindu

The Hindu  

The Congress’ public articulation on the invitation to attend the pran pratistha of Lord Ram’s idol at the newly built temple in Ayodhya nearly 12 days before the event was as much meant to frame a position for its own leaders as it was to convey its decision. While declining the invitation through a statement, issued by communication chief Jairam …

'Nehru didn't visit...': BJP accuses Congress of 'appeasement' over Ram Temple move
11 months, 4 weeks ago

'Nehru didn't visit...': BJP accuses Congress of 'appeasement' over Ram Temple move

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday launched a concerted attack at the Congress for refusing to attend the January 22 Ram Temple event in Ayodhya, saying the party turned down the invitation for “the sake of appeasement”. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi "For the sake of appeasement, the Congress party is continuously opposing Hindu beliefs. Karnataka BJP …

Congress stance on faith: personal matter
1 year ago

Congress stance on faith: personal matter

Live Mint  

The opposition Congress party has often seemed internally conflicted about the issue that led the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ascent to political dominance in India over the span of a quarter century: a Ram temple in Ayodhya on a site that once had a mosque. On Wednesday, however, it caught fans and foes alike by surprise with its clarity on why …

'Even Iqbal Ansari is coming but...': Sudhanshu Trivedi on Congress declining Ram Mandir event invite
1 year ago

'Even Iqbal Ansari is coming but...': Sudhanshu Trivedi on Congress declining Ram Mandir event invite

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched a scathing attack on Congress for declining the invitation to attend the 'pran pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. He further said that Iqbal Ansari, a former litigant in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land suit, is also coming for the ceremony but not the Congress party. BJP slams Congress for …

Sonia, Kharge declines Ayodhya invite for ‘incomplete’ Ram temple; BJP's ‘Congress can never change’ charge
1 year ago

Sonia, Kharge declines Ayodhya invite for ‘incomplete’ Ram temple; BJP's ‘Congress can never change’ charge

Hindustan Times  

​New Delhi The Congress on Wednesday said that party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, his predecessor Sonia Gandhi, and Lok Sabha floor leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will not attend the Ram temple consecration ceremony on January 22, calling it a “RSS/BJP event” and accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh of making the event into a political project for …

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