Modern symbol of Indian culture: Modi
PM launches construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya, says it is the beginning of a golden chapter
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Wednesday formally launched the construction
of a Ram temple in Ayodhya,
saying it would serve as a
“modern symbol of Indian
culture” and with it, the
country was creating a golden chapter for itself.
Ram Janmabhoomi, the
birthplace of Lord Ram as
believed by Hindus, had
been liberated from the cycle of “breaking and
rising
up again” that had been going on for centuries, Mr. Modi said, terming it a “historic” moment.
“The centuries of wait is
getting over today,” he said
after performing the bhoomi
pujan for the temple here in
a tightlyarranged event held
amid COVID19 pandemic.
A grand temple would be
built for “our Ram Lalla”,
who had to live under a tent
for years, the Prime Minister
said, stressing that crores of
people could hardly believe
this was happening during
their lifetime.
‘Eternal faith’
Mr. Modi emphasised the
word “modern,” and said the
Ram temple would become a
symbol of “our eternal faith,”
national sentiments and collective willpower of crores of
people.
“This temple will inspire
the coming generations
about faith, reverence and
resolve,” he said, adding that
the temple would not only
augment the grandeur of
Ayodhya but also change the
economy of the entire region. New opportunities
would emerge as people
would come for a darshan of
Lord Ram and Mata Janaki
from around the world, the
Prime Minister said.
The formal start of the
temple’s construction comes
almost 28 years after Babri
Masjid was demolished by a
mob of ‘kar sevaks’ on December 6, 1992.
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