“Only Those Invited By Lord Ram Will Come”: Row Over Ayodhya Temple Event

New Delhi: Reacting to the CPI(M)'s remark that it will not attend the January 22 Ram Temple event, BJP leader and union minister Meenakshi Lekhi, in a sharp jibe, said those who have been summoned by Lord Ram will only be able to reach Ayodhya for the consecration ceremony.

Ayodhya Ram Temple: Preparations are in full swing for the January 22 event.

"The invitations have been sent to all. Those called by Lord Ram will only reach (Ayodhya, for Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Temple)," she said, when asked about CPI(M)'s refusal to attend the ceremony.

Earlier today, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said he had received an invitation to attend the ceremony but he won't as the central government was mixing politics into religious beliefs.