A day after VHP leader and Ramjanmabhoomi Teerthkshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai said it would be better if BJP veterans, L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, did not come for the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, VHP chief Alok Kumar along with senior RSS leaders, Ramlal and Krishna Gopal, visited Advani at his Delhi residence Tuesday to formally invite him for the Temple’s consecration ceremony.
In a statement, the VHP said both Advani, 96, and Joshi, 89, had been invited for the Temple event and that both have said they would try to attend it.
“Handed over the invitation for attending the January 22 Pran Pratishtha (consecration) programme of the Ram Temple to Advani ji and Murli Manohar Joshi ji, the pioneers of the Ram Temple movement. We had a discussion on the movement. Both the seniors said they would try to attend the event,” said a statement issued by the VHP on behalf of Alok Kumar.
The Ram Temple Trust general secretary also said preparations are in full swing for the consecration event, which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.