Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the consecration of a grand temple to the Hindu god Lord Ram on a site believed to be his birthplace. The controversial temple, built on the site of a former mosque, is at the heart of Modi's reelection efforts. The temple's opening is significant for Hindus and will burnish Modi's image. The site's history, lying on the debris of a 16th-century mosque, has sparked controversy and is seen as a big win for Hindu nationalism. The moment is a triumph for Hindu nationalists but has reinforced a sense of despair and dislocation for the 200 million Muslims in India.
While the Ram temple in Ayodhya is undoubtedly a symbol of the power of Hindutva, the Hindu majoritarian ideology of the BJP and its partners, it is also a symbol of Modi’s own political prowess. — Writes @Apoorvanand__ for #AJOpinion ⤵️https://t.co/77Djm9ngSu
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India’s Modi opens Ram temple built on site of demolished mosque in Ayodhya https://t.co/ZRfml7e86Q
Consecrated - and opened on Monday - by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this temple site is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Ram, one of the most revered gods in the Hindu pantheon. https://t.co/vrWn7DPyIc https://t.co/l6364XM1gU
India’s PM Narendra Modi has fulfilled a campaign promise by opening a Hindu temple built on the site of a centuries-old mosque destroyed by far-right mobs in 1992 ⤵️ https://t.co/Hdp0U4GNxZ
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new temple in the Indian city of Ayodhya on Monday. The moment is one of triumph for Hindu nationalists, but for the 200 million Muslims in India, the Ram temple has reinforced a sense of despair and dislocation. https://t.co/r9TaKCnAsr https://t.co/ehEMFiytyc
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi consecrated a Hindu temple at the site where a 16th-century mosque was destroyed by a mob, a milestone in his reshaping of the country into a Hindu nation https://t.co/3KqpErGNap https://t.co/3KqpErGNap
India's prime minister opened a controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historic mosque in the city of Ayodhya, in a political triumph for the populist leader who is seeking to transform the country from a secular democracy into a Hindu state. https://t.co/NMSbTuoT6F
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Consecrated - and opened on Monday - by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this temple site is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Ram, one of the most revered gods in the Hindu pantheon. But why is the Ram Temple so controversial? https://t.co/OQByx6KFFR https://t.co/b1EryLuEFa
Thousands attended the inauguration of the Ram Temple in northern India. Built on the site of a former mosque, the controversial temple is at the heart of Narendra Modi's reelection efforts. Watch the full video https://t.co/49kmHGMhKQ https://t.co/4wRkK5nvMY
For Hindus it fulfils a centuries-old desire. Its opening will burnish Narendra Modi’s image. We explain why a new temple to Ram in Ayodhya matters so much to Indians: https://t.co/aAku6khVXu 👇
"Modi formally inaugurated the Ram temple on Monday, with an idol of Lord Ram, a Hindu deity, placed in the temple’s inner sanctum" ✍️ Opinion by Haris Zargar https://t.co/dJSBYZQhrF
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the consecration of a grand temple to the Hindu god Lord Ram on a site believed to be his birthplace, in a celebratory event for the Hindu majority of the world's most populous nation https://t.co/uriSdGxb2d https://t.co/5ZvmtYpDyP