The Ayodhya priest’s support for Rahul Gandhi’s march annoyed Hindu nationalists

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Indian National Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi received additional support in the march to unite the country launched on Sept. 7: religious figures at the Ayodhya temple were full of praise. An insult to Narendra Modi and the Hindu nationalists who made the construction of this gigantic temple a sign of their policies.

From our correspondent in Bangalore,

The head priest will do it walking with Rahul Gandhi if his health allows. At 84 years old, Acharya Satyendra Das, however, blesses his lofty goal of unifying India’s religions,” once from Mahatma Gandhi “. Wednesday, January 4, the secretary of the temple drove home, praying for this young man, who walked 3,000 kilometers for the country.

Religious leaders made it clear that this was not an endorsement for Congress. Formally, marches organized by opposition parties were also meant to be apoliticalbut Rahul Gandhi did not hesitate to beat ” hate politics from the BJP that came to power soon after he quit, currently in the state of Uttar Pradesh, where Ayodhya is located.

Disturbance

These usual precautions do prevent some of the discomfort. The construction of the Ayodhya temple, dedicated to the god Ram, on the ruins of a mosque destroyed 30 years ago by Hindu extremists, is at the heart of Narendra Modi’s political marketing.

If the BJP doesn’t react, the Hindu extremist organization VHP is barely hiding its annoyance. “ He has the right to bless whoever he wants, but it must be remembered that it is we who support the building of temples. After all, God only blesses the pure in heart “, the leader reacted.

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