“‘You made our Ram Lalla black’: Congress MLA Adesh Singh Chauhan’s racist remark sparks outrage in Uttarakhand Assembly”, Opindia, February 7, 2024:
“The Uttarakhand Assembly witnessed a massive uproar on Wednesday (7th February) when a Congress MLA made controversial remarks on the colour of the recently consecrated Ram Lalla Idol at Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya. During the discussion on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, Congress MLA from Jaspur, Adesh Singh Chauhan lamented that the Ram Lalla idol has been made black.
In reply to the BJP Minister’s reference to Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the Congress MLA said, “The parliamentary work minister made several references to the temple. We welcome the construction of the temple too. But what I could not understand is that we had read in books that our Ram was ‘saanvla’ (dusky) but they made him ‘kaala’ (black).”
Notably, the Ram Lalla idol was consecrated on 22nd January 2024, ending a long wait of around 500 years. The idol has been carved out by Karnataka-based renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj from Krishna Shila (black stone)…..”
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