Maharashtra Congress Chief's "Will Purify Ram Temple" Comment Stirs Row
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"The way Narendra Modi performed pran prathistha of the Ram Lalla against the advice of the shankaracharyas, we will correct it," Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole said
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole has stirred up a huge controversy with his comments on the Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya. Maharashtra: "Once the INDI Alliance comes into power, we will undertake the 'Shuddhikaran' of the Ram Mandir," says Congress leader Nana Patole pic.twitter.com/TC1yRKRxG6
Explaining what the Opposition bloc INDIA will do if it comes to power in the centre, Mr Patole said the alliance whose members include Tamil Nadu's DMK and West Bengal's Trinamool Congress will undertake a "shuddhikaran (purification)" of the Ram temple.
"We will do shuddhikaran of the Ram mandir. This is not just INDIA saying. The shankaracharyas of Sanatana dharma also agree that we need to do a purification of the Ram temple," Mr Patole told news agency IANS.
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