CPI(M) Will Not Attend 'Prana Pratishtha' At Ram Mandir: Brinda Karat (image: facebook.com/LEADER.BRINDA.KARAT.SOMESH)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will not attend “Pran Pratishtha” of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, said senior party leader Brinda Karat on Tuesday. “Pran Pratishtha” or idol consecration ceremony is scheduled for January 22 next year.
CPI(M) leader said that though her party respect religious beliefs, pointing BJP she argued that they are connecting a religious programme with politics and “politicization of a religious programme” is not right.
“Our party will not attend the “Pran Pratishtha” ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya…We respect the religious beliefs but they are connecting a religious programme with politics…This is the politicization of a religious programme. This is not right,” she told ANI.
#WATCH | Delhi: CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat says, “Our party will not attend the “Pran Pratishtha” ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya…We respect the religious beliefs but they are connecting a religious programme with politics…This is the politicization of a religious… pic.twitter.com/K7EoNZnhxL
— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2023
Similarly, the Polit Bureau of the CPI (M) stated that Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary of the party, despite receiving the invitation, will not be attending the ceremony. “Our policy is to respect religious beliefs & right of each individual to pursue their belief. Religion is a personal choice not to be converted into an instrument for political gain,” CPI(M) tweeted.
Our policy is to respect religious beliefs & right of each individual to pursue their belief. Religion is a personal choice not to be converted into an instrument for political gain. Comrade Sitaram Yechury will not attend the ceremony despite receiving an invitation to do so. pic.twitter.com/EuSdS4UGid
— CPI (M) (@cpimspeak) December 26, 2023
Elaborate preparations are underway in Ayodhya for the idol consecration ceremony. The Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust has invited 4,000 saints and 2500 dignitaries for the ceremony. The chief guest at the event will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he will perform the rituals in sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Temple. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat are likely to share stage with him.
Some of the attendees at the event are Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, yoga guru Baba Ramdev, cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Rajnikanth, and film directors like Madhur Bhandarkar and businesspeople like Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani, and renowned painter Vasudev Kamat. Besides representatives of religious organisations, and administrative officers are also invited.
