Published 18:45 IST, January 16th 2024

'Two Dolls Kept In Tent, Called It Ram': Karnataka Minister Rajanna Insults Lord Ram

KN Rajanna, Cooperation Minister, said that BJP is cheating people in the name of Lord Ram and recalled his visit to Ayodhya after the Babri mosque demolition.

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Karnataka minister KN Rajanna | Image: Republic
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With just six days left in inauguration of Ayodhya's Ram Temple, Karnataka minister has yet again me a controversial statement regarding much-awaited event.

During an event in Bengaluru on January 16, KN Rajanna, Cooperation Minister, said that BJP is cheating people in name of Lord Ram. He even likened deity to "dolls in a tent."

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He even claimed to have visited Ayodhya when Babri mosque was demolished in 1991 and remarked that Hindus h placed "a doll in a tent" and called it a Ram temple. minister even went on to compare Ayodhya temple with or Ram temples and said that it is not holy enough.

"re are ram mandirs with a history of thousand of years back home. se are holy places. Now BJP is building temples for election. BJP is cheating people," Rajanna said.

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"I went re when Babri masjid was demolished, y kept two dolls in a tent and called it Ram. Back home when we go to Ram temple re’s a vibration that one can feel. In Ayodhya I felt nothing, it was like dolls in touring talkies," he ded. 

While ministers of Karnataka government repeatedly deliver controversial remarks, CM Siddaramaiah has said that he will visit temple after January 22. Congress party has altoger decided to boycott Ram temple as y call it a BJP-RSS event. 

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18:40 IST, January 16th 2024