President Ram Nath Kovind donates Rs 5 lakh for Ram Mandir construction

As fund-raising drive for grand Ram temple in Ayodhya commences, President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday donated Rs 5 lakh to a Vishwa Hindu Parish-led (VHP) delegation at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

As per sources, VHP's international working president Alok Kumar, treasurer of Ram Janmabhoomi teerth Kshetra trust Govind Dev Giri and former bureaucrat Nripendra Misra he of temple construction committee, were a part of delegation that visited President Kovind to collect donation for grand temple in Ayodhya.

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Massive fund-raising drive for Ram Mandir

Last year, Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust anunced that it will launch a month-long mass contact and Contribution Campaign for construction of temple from January 15. Under this campaign, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has decided to reach out to nearly 55 crore people (11 crore families) in 5 lakh vills through 4 lakh volunteers. Asserting that only domestic funds will be accepted, trust has maintained that voluntary donations from Rambhakts will be accepted for which Coupons of ₹ 10, 100, and 1,000 will be available. fundraising campaign which will start from January 14 will end on February 27.

However, weeks ahe of Ram Temple donation drive, Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut h stirred a controversy after he called Ram Janmabhoomi trust's fund campaign an 'insult to Lord Ram' as he was 'King of Ayodhya'. Sanjay Raut stated that Shiv Sena h contributed Rs 1 crore towards temple's construction, asking 'who 4 Lakh volunteers were campaigning for?'. RSS and BJP h come down heavily on Sena's remarks and h said that Raut likening donation to temple funds to 'charity', was an 'insult to Ram Bhakts'. 

foundation of Ram Mandir was laid in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August after Supreme Court's historic verdict.  construction is expected to be completed in a span of 36-40 months.

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