Published 19:40 IST, August 5th 2020
Ayodhya Ram Mandir bhumi pujan: Sehwag, Saina Nehwal, other sports stars extend wishes
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of Ayodhya Ram Mandir on August 5, several sportspersons extended their wishes on the auspicious ceremony.
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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on August 5, several sportspersons extended their wishes on the auspicious ceremony. From former cricketer Virender Sehwag to ace shuttler-turned-politician Saina Nehwal, several sports stars took to Twitter to expressed their delight over the ceremony.
Sehwag hailed Lord Ram for combating the evil and bringing prosperity and posted an image of the Hindu god. Nehwal, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), quote tweeted the pictures of PM Modi laying the foundation stone and wrote “Jai Shri Ram”, the slogan of Ramjanmbhumi Movement.
मंगल भवन अमंगल हारी,
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 5, 2020
धुर्वे दशरथ अचर बिहारी,
राम, सिया राम, सिया राम जय जय राम !
Ayodhya Pati Shri Ram ji ki Jai ! pic.twitter.com/3ikWtjsbsP
Jai Shri Ram 🙏 #JaiShriRam https://t.co/5az47U0I3x
— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) August 5, 2020
Call for brotherhood and peace
Other sportspersons who congratulated the devotees for the foundation ceremony are star wrestlers Yogeshwar Dutt, Babita and Geeta Phogat, and Indian cricketer Suresh Raina. Babita Phogat, who joined the BJP in 2019 and lost Haryana assembly elections, urged everyone to witness the ceremony, saying Lord Ram has returned from the tent. Raina congratulated countrymen on the foundation stone laying ceremony of the grand Ram temple at Ayodhya and wished for brotherhood, peace, and happiness in the country.
“ख़त्म हुआ फ़िर बनवास,आस्था अपनी रंग लायी,लौटे टैंट से प्रभु राम जी,है रूह हिंद की मुस्कायी!”
— Babita Phogat (@BabitaPhogat) August 5, 2020
#जयश्रीराम pic.twitter.com/3AIDZAOwP5
भूमि पूजन संपन्न हुआ| सभी देशवासियों को बधाई! #जयश्रीराम ! #JaiShreeRam pic.twitter.com/SQOaViOsEt
— Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi) August 5, 2020
राम जन्मभूमि अयोध्या में भव्य राम मंदिर के शिलान्यास पे देशवासियों को बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएँ। मेरी मनोकामना है की इससे लोगों में भाईचारा और देश में अमन, शांति, और सुख चैन बढ़े। #राममंदिर#RamMandir#RamMandirInAyodhya#RamTempleInAyodhya @narendramodi @myogiadityanath @PMOIndia 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/coquWmxMlK
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) August 5, 2020
PM Modi addressed the gathering after bhumi pujan, highlighting centuries of struggle for “Ram Mandir dream”. He said that the Ram Mandir struggle was the efforts of many generations and equated it with the Independence struggle.
“Because of the efforts, I bow down to them on behalf of 130 crore Indians. All individuals attached to this movement are watching this program and are giving blessings to everyone. This Mandir is the gift of truth, non-violence, and sacrifice," he said.
19:40 IST, August 5th 2020