Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh): Maharashtra Minister Aditya Thackeray arrived in Ayodhya on Wednesday. The cabinet minister has a packed schedule ahead of him, while the whole affair is estimated to take place within six hours. While speaking to the media, the Shiv Sena leader said that his party has been in Ayodhya before, in 2018, and further went on to clarify that he intends to prioritise religion over politics with the statement "pahele mandir, fir sarkar".
His visit to Ayodhya comes after Shiv Sena has been criticised for abandoning Hindutva by Nav Nirman Sena (NNS). However, Sanjay Raut a Shiv Sena leader had earlier clarified that Aaditya Thackeray's visit to Ayodhya is not a political programme.
Followed by his press conference at 3:30 pm, he will head out to the ISKCON temple, followed by a visit to the Ram Lala Mandir at 5:30 pm. This will be followed by an aarti at the New Ghat over the Sarayu river at 6:30 in the evening. Thackeray will then depart for Lucknow on the very same day.
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Aaditya Thackeray has travelled solo to the city for the first time, though leader Sanjay Raut had reached the city a few days prior to Thackeray's arrival to look after the arrangements. The leader was scheduled to visit the place earlier on June 10, but the plan was cancelled.
