‘Centuries-old wounds healing’: PM in Ayodhya

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the “wounds and pain of centuries are healing” after hoisting the ‘dharma dhwaj’ (saffron flag) atop the Ram Mandir to mark the ceremonial completion of the temple's construction five years and three months after he performed the bhumi pujan (laying of foundation stone) in Ayodhya on August 5, 2020.

- Pawan Dixit

In the presence of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, Modi hoisted flag by rotating a lever amid slogans of “Jai Shri Ram’ from saints present on the occasion

Addressing the gathering afterwards, the prime minister began his speech by proclaiming, “Jai Siyavar Ram Chandra, Jai Siyavar Ram Chandra, Jai Siyaram.”

“Today, all of India and the entire world is filled with Ram. There is unparalleled satisfaction in the hearts of Ram devotees. There is immense joy,” he said.