“Modi hails a new ‘divine India’ as he inaugerates restored Hindu temple destroyed by Muslim invaders”, Greek City Times, January 22, 2024:
“Millions across India tuned in to watch the opening of a vast Hindu temple on Monday, in a ceremony considered to be the crowning moment for Prime Minister Narendra Modi months before he seeks to win a rare third term in elections, which was destroyed half a millennia ago by Muslim invaders.
The inauguration of the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir – a temple devoted to Lord Ram – in northern India’s Ayodhya is more than 30 years in the making and epitomises the realisation of Modi’s dream to create what he has called a “new India.”
“Today our Lord Ram has come. After centuries of waiting, our Ram has arrived. After centuries of unprecedented patience, countless sacrifices, renunciations, and penances, our Lord Ram has arrived,” Modi said in a speech to a 7,000-strong crowd that included movie stars, top cricket players and tycoons, from the newly-constructed temple bedecked with colourful flowers…..”
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