It was precisely the moment of victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But after the consecration of Ram his mandir in Ayodhya, he refrained from sounding triumphant. He clarified that the temple is no longer a political project or a trophy for the party to flaunt. Senior government ministers such as Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Dharmendra Pradhan, or leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, to ensure that the Ayodhya event is a national event and not an all-hands-on-deck show. JP Nadda refrained from participating. They were seen offering prayers at various temples across India including Delhi, Kanchipuram and Cuttack. Prophets showered encomiums on Mr. Modi, praising him for maintaining the strictness of 11 days of fasting for the consecration ceremony, when three days of abstinence would have been sufficient. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat also joined in and called him 'Tapasvi'. Minutes after the consecration, Prime Minister Modi said this was not just a “moment of celebration” but also a moment of “maturity of Indian society” and called for people to refrain from holding celebrations. Rammandirpuram His Pratishtha is not just about victory, he declared, but also “about humility.”
Prime Minister Modi emphasized the importance and necessity of humility and warned that many countries face great difficulties in achieving success in the process of unraveling their history. In fact, the situation was often more difficult than before. However, he praised the fact that the country had “seriously and sensitively untangled this knot of history.” That's because “our future will be far more beautiful than our past,” he claimed.
Speaking at the precincts of Ram Mandir, Prime Minister Modi outlined his concept of Ram Rajya and shared that he found Ram as the unifier of India to be central to his vision for the nation. While traveling across the country as part of an 11-day ritual, he discovered that Ram was worshiped from Sagar (south) to Saryu (north). “Today, in Ayodhya, not only is the idol of Shri Ram brought to life; it is also an infusion of life to the unyielding faith in Indian culture represented by Shri Ram.Today, this resolution has taken concrete form in the following form: Ram temple,” he said.
Mr. Modi was reaching out to all Indians. With Ram Rajya, there was no question of exclusion. He emphasized that rum is everything. He stated this point in the presence of the RSS chief. That is why his outreach to Muslims seemed so persuasive and was highly appreciated by the community. In fact, former AMU chief minister Zameruddin Shah went on record to say that he welcomed PM Modi's statement that “Rum belongs to everyone”. He acknowledged that “Ram belongs not only to India but also to South Asia.''
In this backdrop, Prime Minister Modi subtly outlined the concept of Ram Rajya. He urged everyone to “feel a sense of belonging to Ram Mandir” and asked them to “reconsider their perspectives”. He explained how Ram is present in the first manuscript of the Indian Constitution. It's another matter that the legal battle over Ram's existence has been going on for decades. He described Ram Mandir as a “nation that rose up'' by breaking the spirit of colonial slavery, and emphasized its importance as a “unifier.'' He probably acquired this perspective when he visited places associated with Lord Ram as part of the 11-day Anushthan. Having heard various versions of the Ramayana, he must have realized that it is Ram that unites the North and the South. As PM Modi himself admitted, the Panchavati Dam in Nashik (Maharashtra), the sacred Triprayar temple in Kerala, Lepakshi in Andhra Pradesh, the Ranganathaswamy temple in Srirangam, the Shri Ramanathaswamy Temple or the Ramayana Trail at Dhanushkodi was a learning experience. Tughlak editor S. Gurumurthy explains the background to PM Modi's move to rely on Ram to unite the nation, saying that PM Modi was probably just trying to follow Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi. I explained that it would be. “It was Mahatma Gandhi who preached the spiritual nationalism of the people by symbolically identifying Ram and Ram Bhajan. And that is the power he entrusted to Ram and Swaraj means Ram Rajya ,” Gurumurthy said.
So what is the impetus for Prime Minister Modi to push Ram Temple as a mainstream project that is acceptable to all? Of course, he briefly recalled the years of fear-mongering about the Ram temple and how there were always people who expressed their misgivings when the temple was built. “Such people could not understand the purity of social sentiment in India. The construction of this Ramlala temple is also a symbol of peace, patience, harmony and cooperation in Indian society. “Rather, it is creating energy. Ram temple has brought inspiration to all sections of society to move towards a brighter future,” he said. At the same time, PM Modi sought to rebrand rum as rum for everyone, rum that embraces all – rum, the soul of the universe. It was the pitch and thrust of his address. “Rum is not fire, Ram is energy. Ram is not a conflict, Ram is a solution. Ram is not just for us, Ram is for everyone…This is just God It is not a temple. It is a temple of Indian vision, philosophy and direction. It is a temple of national consciousness in the form of Ram.”
That is why, beyond the construction of temples, PM Modi also touched on other achievements the country has witnessed in the past year. From hoisting the flag at the south pole of the moon to successfully completing Mission Aditya by traveling 1.5 million km to the sun, to waving the flag of Tejas in the sky and Vikrant in the sea. He appealed to young Indians to be proud of their heritage. “This magnificent Ram temple will bear witness to the grand rise of India and the development of India!” There is no doubt that the Mandir has brought a major infrastructure boost to Ayodhya and its adjoining areas. It all starts with a cruise across four-lane national highways, an international airport, and the Sarju River. A few years ago, such equipment would have been unthinkable.