“Identify is Sitaram however…”: VHP slams Yechury for rejecting Ram temple invitation | Newest India Information

New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday criticized Communist Occasion of India (CPI) normal secretary Sitaram Yechury for rejecting its invitation to attend a Ram temple occasion in Ayodhya on January 22, saying an individual who hates his title can solely adhere to communist ideology.

The temple in Ayodhya, permitted by India\’s Supreme Courtroom in 2019 after a decades-long authorized dispute, is devoted to Lord Ram.

Yechury stated in the present day that the VHP has invited him to the occasion however he will be unable to attend it, as a result of the federal government needs to deliver faith into politics.

“There are experiences that the particular person named Sitaram is not going to go to Ayodhya Dham,” VHP spokesperson Vinod Bansal wrote on X.

He added: \”Political opposition is comprehensible, but when somebody has a lot hatred for his title, he can solely be a communist.\”

In a video assertion in Hindi, Bansal stated Yechury ought to make clear whether or not he opposes Lord Ram or his title.

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He stated the corporate belongs to Ramatva. He added: How lengthy will you proceed to oppose them?

The VHP has led the Ram temple agitation for the reason that Eighties. They\’re additionally on the forefront of organizing the occasion on January 22.

Yechury stated on Tuesday that he had obtained an invite to attend the occasion however wouldn\’t be going to Ayodhya.

“Nripendra Mishra was accompanied by one of many leaders of the VHP who got here and prolonged the invitation to me… Faith is the non-public selection of each particular person. We respect and shield the appropriate of each particular person to decide on his or her personal type of perception… So far as the Indian Structure and the Supreme Courtroom are involved they\’ve clearly stated Strictly that the state might not profess any specific faith or have any non secular affiliation. What is occurring on this inauguration ceremony is that it has been was a state sponsored occasion with the “Prime Minister, UP CM and others holding constitutional positions… That is direct politicization of perception The faith of the individuals, which isn\’t in line with the Structure. Due to this fact, in these circumstances, I remorse not with the ability to attend the occasion,” he stated.

Reacting to Yechury\’s assertion, Meenakshi Lekhi in the present day stated, \”These invited by Lord Ram will attain solely Ayodhya.\”

The ceremony, which incorporates the set up of a statue of Lord Ram on the grand temple, shall be attended by hundreds of individuals, together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

With inputs from PTI, ANI