Centuries-old wounds healing: Modi

Hoists Dharma Dhwaj atop Ram temple in Ayodhya

- MAULSHREE SETH

PARTICIPATING IN THE flag-hoisting ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, 22 months after he joined rituals for the consecration of the idol of Ram Lalla in the sanctum sanctorum, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that “centuries-old wounds are being healed, centuries of pain are finding respite, and a centuries-old resolve is attaining fulfillment today”.

The Prime Minister, RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath described the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir Dhwajarohan ceremony, symbolising completion of the construction of the temple, as the moment of “fulfillment” and “satisfaction” for all devotees.

Addressing the gathering, Modi linked Lord Ram to “rashtra” and gave a call for creating an India inspired by Ram Rajya.

“Aaj sampoorn Bharat sampoorn Vishwa Ram-may hai. Har Ram bhakt ke hriday mein aaj adwitya santosh hai, asim kritagyata hai, apar alokik anand hai. Sadiyon ke ghav bhar rahe hain, sadiyon ki vedna aaj viram pa rahi hai, sadiyon ka sankalp aaj siddhi ko prapt ho raha hai.”