The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) extended an invitation to BJP veterans L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi to attend the Ram Temple’s consecration ceremony in Ayodhya the following month. This occurs one day after the temple trust announced that LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi’s age and health make it unlikely that they will attend the consecration ceremony next month.
“Both the seniors said they will make every effort to come,” said Alok Kumar, VHP’s International Executive President.
“Invited respected Lal Krishna Advani ji and respected Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi ji, the pioneer of Ram Mandir movement, to attend the Pran Pratishtha program of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on 22 January 2024,” Alok Kumar, Vishwa Hindu Parishad member, said.
"राम मंदिर आंदोलन के पुरोधा आदरणीय लाल कृष्ण आडवाणी जी और आदरणीय डॉ मुरली मनोहर जोशी जी को अयोध्या में 22 जनवरी 2024 को राम मंदिर के प्राण प्रतिष्ठा कार्यक्रम में आने का निमंत्रण दिया। रामजी के आंदोलन के बारे में बात हुई। दोनों वरिष्ठों ने कहा कि वह आने का पूरा प्रयास करेंगे":… pic.twitter.com/gF0QEdC80d
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The temple trust said that LK Advani (96) and Murli Manohar Joshi (89) are unlikely to attend next month’s consecration ceremony due to their health and age.
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“Both are elders of the family and considering their age, they were requested not to come, which was accepted by both,” Ram Temple Trust general secretary Champat Rai was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
According to Rai, the consecration ceremony preparations would be finished by January 15 and the ‘praan pratistha’ puja would begin on January 16 and will continue till 22nd January
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The temple is set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22.
