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Reiterating support for the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at the makeshift Ram Lalla temple in Ayodhya, .
“According to the expectations of the world, I wish a Ram temple is built soon in Ayodhya,” he said as he unveiled a seven-foot rosewood statue of Lord Ram at the city’s Shodh Sansthan Museum.
On his first visit to the temple town after the Lok Sabha elections, Adityanath also took part in celebrations to mark the birthday of Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas chief Mahant Nritya Gopal Das.
In his address, the BJP leader said the previous governments had maintained distance from Lord Ram and argued that the deity was important to country’s identity.
He claimed the original copy of the Constitution included a picture of Lord Ram, in an apparent reference to one of the illustrations in an early manuscript.
“It’s everybody’s wish that Ram Mandir should be constructed. According to the expectations of the world, I wish a Ram temple is built soon in Ayodhya,” he said.
He thanked Ayodhya’s seers for their “blessings” that helped the BJP get a second term at the Centre.
