Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Sports stars who were invited and who actually came for 'Pran Pratishtha'

On Monday, January 22, consecration for newly-constructed Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Presh took place. Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over event as patron of Pran Pratishtha. ceremony saw presence of various sports personalities, such as former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and accomplished shuttler Saina Nehwal. 

3 things you need to know

• consecration of Ram Mandir comes four years after historic Supreme Court verdict
• In November 2019, Supreme Court decided to give disputed land to Hindus
• order said that Muslim side would be given a land for mosque somewhere else  

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List of sports stars who were invited to Ram Mandir consecration

Despite invitations extended to several notable figures, including MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Neeraj Chopra, and ors, some were unable to attend event for various reasons.

1. Sachin Tendulkar (cricketer)
2. MS Dhoni (cricketer)
3. Virat Kohli (cricketer)
4. Rohit Sharma (cricketer)
5. Sourav Ganguly (cricketer)
6. Kapil Dev (cricketer)
7. Sunil Gavaskar (cricketer)
8. Virender Sehwag (cricketer)
9. Ravichandran Ashwin (cricketer)
10. Mithali Raj (cricketer)
11. Rahul Dravid (cricketer)
12. Ravindra Jeja (cricketer)
13. Harbhajan Singh (cricketer)
14. Gautam Gambhir (cricketer)
15. Venkatesh Pras (cricketer)
16. Neeraj Chopra (athlete)
17. PT Usha (athlete)
18. Leander Paes (tennis player)
19. PV Sindhu (bminton player)
20. Pullela Gopichand (bminton player)
21. Saina Nehwal (bminton player)
22. Viswanathan Anand (chess player)
23. Karnam Malleswari (wrestler)
24. Kalyan Chaube (footballer)
25. Kavita Raut Tungar (long-distance runner)
26. Devendra Jhanjia (paralympic javelin thrower)
27. Bhaichung Bhutia (footballer)

List of sports stars who attended Ram Mandir consecration

1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Anil Kumble
3. Venkatesh Pras
4. Ravindra Jeja
5. Saina Nehwal
6. Mithali Raj