Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said he will visit Ayodhya to offer prayers to Lord Ram but did not specify any date.

A grand temple of Lord Ram is being constructed in the Uttar Pradesh city.

Speaking to reporters at the Nagpur airport, Shinde, while replying to a question, said some religious leaders from Ayodhya paid him a visit on Monday and invited him to Ayodhya for a "darshan" of Lord Ram.

Shinde said, "Ayodhya is a place of worship and admiration for us and I will definitely visit the place." Prime Minister Narendra Modi had performed the 'bhoomi pujan' for the construction of the temple in August 2020.

A Supreme Court verdict of November 2019 had paved the way for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

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(Edited by : Sangam Singh)

First Published:Jan 3, 2023 1:24 PM IST