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J'khand: Return of Ram or recalibration of power?

The Statesman Bhubaneswar

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April 15, 2025

There was something unusual in the air here on 14 April morning.

- SHASHI SINGH

The chants of sacred mantras echoed across the Tapovan temple premises, but beneath that spiritual rhythm ran a quieter, more potent current—one of political symbolism.

When Chief Minister Hemant Soren participated in the foundation laying of the grand Ram-Janki temple, modeled on Ayodhya's Shri Ram Mandir, it was not merely a religious ceremony. It was rather a moment that hinted at a deeper shift in the political consciousness of Jharkhand.

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