Modi inaugurated the construction of Ram Mandir

Modi inaugurated the construction of Ram Mandir on the site of Babri Mosque in Ayodhya

Modi at Babri Mosjid

Prime Minister Modi gave a speech on the occasion of inauguration of construction of Ram Mandir

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the construction of the Ram Mandir on the site of the nearly 500-year-old Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, until December 6, 1992.

At the end of the religious ceremony. Modi started his speech by quoting a verse from the Ramayana.

Bhumipujo is giving sources of other films including PM Modi, RAJNATH SING / TWITTER

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Bhumipujo is being given by Prime Minister Modi and others

He also mentioned Ramchandra as the base of Indian culture.

This temple will become a symbol of the combined strength of millions of people."

Before the speech, he placed a silver brick where the sanctum sanctorum of the proposed temple would be built.

Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya for the first time on Wednesday after becoming the Prime Minister.

Arriving there he visited several important temples.

Mr. Apart from Modi, Mohan Bhagwat, head of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh near Bhumipujo, and Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, were among the prominent people present. Also present were the saints associated with the Ram Mandir movement which has been going on for almost three decades.

Babri Masjid

However, neither Lalkrishna Advani nor Murli Manohar Joshi, who led the Ram Mandir movement during the demolition of Babri Masjid, went to Ayodhya that day.

The Shiv Sena party in Maharashtra, another ally of the Ram Mandir movement, was also not invited. They said during the bhumipujo, "Those who forget the sacrifices of the tax servants on the day of the bhumipujo of the Ram temple should be called 'Ramdrohi'."

The source of the Ram temple image is being made on the site of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, REUTERS

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A Ram temple is being built on the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh

Though religious gatherings are now banned in India due to the Corona epidemic, thousands of devotees turned out in the vicinity of the proposed Bhumipujo ceremony at the Ram temple.

The BBC's Sarvapriya Sangoan in Ayodhya reports that most of them did not follow the rules of social distance or wearing masks.

Leaders and activists of Hindutva organizations across the country have celebrated the construction of Ram Mandir. On the other hand, many Muslims in India are celebrating the day as Kaladibas by painting their social media profiles black.

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board tweeted, "The Babri Masjid was and will remain a mosque. Aya Sophia is a great example to us."

 It will not collapse. The situation will not remain the same forever."

Jafriab Jilani, a veteran lawyer from Lucknow, is fighting a major legal battle on behalf of the Muslim side in a case filed with the Supreme Court over the Babri Masjid and Ram Janmabhoomi land.

He told BBC Bangla, "The Supreme Court has accepted that the Babri Masjid was demolished in 1992. That incident was also condemned by the Supreme Court. How can the Prime Minister, standing there today, say that Ramlala has been there for centuries!"

 If it was just a religious ceremony, there was nothing to say, but it was an official ceremony," Zafar Jilani.

Babri Masjid

However, many Muslims feel that the Supreme Court's ruling should be respected.

However, Zakia Soman, one of the founders of the Indian Muslim Women's Movement, described today's construction of the Ram Mandir as a political event.

Ms. Soman said, "The Supreme Court's verdict on the temple-mosque controversy should be respected. But today's event smells like a political event. In fact, the movement for Ram Janmabhoomi was a political activity."