Ram Temple event ‘most unforgettable’ moment: PM
The grand Ram temple in Ayodhya will “continue to inspire us” to create new paradigms of development and success, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday in a letter to President Droupadi Murmu, a day after returning from the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony.
“Upon returning from Ayodhya Dham after witnessing the most unforgettable moments of my life, I am writing this letter to you. I have returned with an Ayodhya in my heart, an Ayodhya which can never be separated from me,” Modi said.
He was responding to Murmu’s letter to him a day before the January 22 consecration ceremony of the new idol of Ram Lalla at the temple.
In her letter to the Prime Minister, President Murmu had said the nationwide celebratory atmosphere around the inauguration of the grand Ram temple was an uninhibited expression of India’s eternal soul and the start of a new cycle in the country’s resurgence.
Noting that he received the President’s letter a day before leaving for Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Modi said that he is very grateful for her good wishes and affection. “Every word of your letter expressed your compassionate nature and your immense happiness at organisation of the consecration ceremony,” he said.
Modi said when he received Murmu’s letter, he was in a different state of mind and her letter gave him immense support and strength in handling these feelings and in coming to terms with them.
“I visited Ayodhya Dham as a pilgrim. My mind was overwhelmed with many emotions after going to the holy land where such a confluence of faith and history has taken place,” he said.
“To witness such a historic occasion is both a privilege and a responsibility. You had also discussed about my 11-day religious exercise and the ‘Yama-Niyams’ related to it. Our country has been the witness to countless people who kept many vows for centuries so that Ram Lalla once again resides at his birthplace,” he said.
“Being the medium of the fulfilment of these centuries-long resolves was a very emotional moment for me and I consider it my good fortune,” the Prime Minister said.
Along with 140 crore people, seeing Ram Lalla and welcoming him was amazing, he said.
“That moment was possible only with the blessings of Lord Shri Ram and the people of India, and I will always be grateful for it,” he said.
“As you said, we not only worship Lord Shri Ram but also take inspiration from him in every aspect of life, especially in the social sphere,” the Prime Minister said.