Amid media reports that Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi have politely declined to attend the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodha, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has reached out to the veteran BJP leaders.
Alok Kumar, the International Working President of the VHP, has requested both Advani and Joshi to attend the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ programme of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on 22nd January next year.
The VHP leader said both leaders assured him they would try their best to attend the event. It must be mentioned that LK Advani is 96 years old while Murali Manohar Joshi is 89 years old.
According to some media reports, the duo had previously turned down the invites to the Ram Mandir’s inauguration event due to their advanced age.
Notable individuals who have been invited to the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple include actors Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhlia who played Lord Ram and Goddess Sita in the hit TV series ‘Ramayana,’ industrialists Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani and Ratan Tata, cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan among other actors.
Over 7,000 guests comprising 3,000 VIPs have received invites from the Ram Mandir Trust. There will also be an invitation sent to the families of the karsevaks who lost their lives in the temple movement.
Further invitees consist of 4,000 seers, writers, journalists, scientists, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) president Mohan Bhagwat, yoga guru Ramdev and esteemed figures from all around the nation.
श्री राम जन्मभूमि मंदिर निर्माण कार्य – वर्तमान स्थिति
— Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra (@ShriRamTeerth) December 8, 2023
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir construction work – Current status pic.twitter.com/IdQ3krCDoB
The construction of the Ram temple has been moving along steadily under the direction of the Ayodhya Trust. The general secretary of the Sri Ram Janmbhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust, Champat Rai released splendid images of the temple’s sanctuary sanctorum on 9th December ahead of the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on 22nd January 2023 between noon and 12:45 pm.
