Aaditya Thackeray to visit Ayodhya in May, go to Ram Janmabhoomi site

Maharashtra Tourism and Environment Minister Aditya Thackeray will visit Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh in first week of May. During his one-day visit, Thackeray will visit Ram Janmabhoomi site.  anuncement comes shortly after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray informed that he will visit Ayodhya on June 5, to offer prayers at Ram temple. 

"I will go to Ayodhya on June 5. If because of Supreme Court and Central government, construction of Ram Mandir is possible. It would be good if I go re," said Raj Thackeray

tably, MNS and Shiv Sena are at loggerheads after former projected its president Raj Thackeray as 'real inheritor' of his uncle Balasaheb Thackeray's Hindutva legacy. "Hourable Balasaheb, Look your son Chief Minister Uddhav Ji Thackeray is banning people from chanting Hanuman Chalisa despite being a Hindu," posters put up by MNS read. 

party has given an 'ultimatum' to MVA administration asking m to shut loudspeakers in Mosques by May 3. "We don’t want riots. one has opposed offering of prayers. But if you (Muslims) do it on loudspeaker, n we will also use loudspeakers. Muslims should understand that religion isn't bigger than law," Raj Thackeray told ANI.

SC verdict & Ram Mandir construction

Constitution Bench of Supreme Court in its verdict on vember 9, 2019, granted  entire disputed area in Ayodhya to Hindu parties, after a 40-day marathon hearing. It directed Centre to formulate a scheme within three months which will be responsible for building a temple. On or hand, SC ordered an alternative land of 5 acres in Ayodhya to be given to Sunni Central Waqf Board for construction of a mosque. 

foundation of Ram Mandir was laid in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 5, 2020, after Supreme Court's historic verdict. After performing 'Bhumi Pujan', PM Modi had spoken about how a three-decade-long Ram Janmabhoomi movement had come to fruition with foundation-laying ceremony and had become a 'symbol of resolution of crores of people.'

" temple will inspire for determination and resolution. Ayodhya's entire identity will change as new opportunities will come and people across world will come here. Today's day is testimony of truth of millions of Ram Bhakts," he had said.

construction of Ram Temple is currently underway with engineers from IIT Madras, CBRI Roorkee along with L&T. It is likely to be completed by mid-January, 2024.