VHP invites L.K. Advani and M.M. Joshi for consecration ceremony of Ram temple
The Hindu
Senior VHP and RSS leaders met L.K. Advani and M.M. Joshi and invited them for the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in January
A day after Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s general secretary and senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, Champat Rai, said that he had requested Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi “not to attend” the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple owing to their advanced age, senior VHP and Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) leaders met both the veterans and invited them for the event.
Working president of VHP, Alok Kumar, along with senior Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) leaders Ram Lal and Krishna Gopal, met Mr. Advani and invited him for the event on Tuesday.
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The VHP also released a picture of Mr. Kumar and others meeting Mr. Joshi at his residence and handing over the invite for the consecration ceremony of the temple. The picture was released a day after their visit.
Mr. Advani and Mr. Joshi, both Bharatiya Janata Party veterans, were at the forefront of the Ram temple movement.
In a statement after the meetings, Mr. Kumar said in a post on X, “Invited Lal Krishna Advani ji and Murli Manohar Joshi ji, the pioneers of Ram Mandir movement, to attend the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22, 2024. Both the seniors said that they will make every effort to come.”
Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Kumar said that he, on behalf of entire VHP family, has requested that the two leaders “must attend” the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple.
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