Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) should stop insulting the sentiments of crores of Hindus, Maharashtra Deputy Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday, a day after Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut raised doubts on the site of construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Talking to reporters after visiting the temple of Mumbadevi, the deity after which Mumbai city has been named, Fadnavis said, "I don't respond to fools. But I can say one thing - stop insulting Hindus." "You (the Shiv Sena UBT) don't have any contribution in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. And the act of hurting the sentiments of crores of Hindus is wrong," the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said while responding to a question on Raut. The Shiv Sena UBT leader on Monday claimed that the Ram temple in Ayodhya is being built four km away from the original place.
Meanwhile, A week prior to the consecration ceremony, on Tuesday, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has scheduled seven days of vedic rituals. On January 22, hundreds of VVIP guests will attend the great ceremony, which will mark the conclusion of the ceremonies under the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On the other hand, four Shankaracharyas declared they would boycott the "Pran Pratisha," which caused controversy. The Puri Shankaracharya, Swami Nischalanand Saraswati Maharaj, expressed his disapproval of PM Modi by stating he does not wish to take part in the function. He then revealed that their choice stems from the way the Ram Lalla deity was installed, which deviated from accepted customs. The daily schedule for each ritual is as follows.
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