Dear Editor,
The long cherished dream of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya has materialised thanks to the relentless fight for justice from the Hindu outfits and much more thanks to the Supreme Court verdict delivered during the regime of Ranjan Gogoi as Chief Justice. Congress employed 24 lawyers to stall the move for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. It has been announced that invites for heads of political parties have been sent. Mamata Banerjee and Left leaders have declined the invitation. Uddhav Thackeray is seething with anger that invitation has not been sent to him. Now Thackeray does not have a political party of his own. Thackeray must remember that for the sake of sharing power and heading the Maharashtra government, he joined his hands with Congress which was vehemently opposing the construction of temple in Ayodhya. Ideologically BJP and Shiv Sena were homogenous. Both of them were natural allies. Even with less number of seats bagged by Shiv Sena in the previous Assembly election in Maharashtra, Uddhav staked claim for heading the government which BJP rightly rejected. Yet he gave slip to BJP and formed the government with the help of parties ideologically opposed to Shiv Sena. Now Uddhav is like a fish out of water since parties ideologically opposed to each other cannot coexist. Shiv Sena (UBT) (Uddhav Bal Thackeray) is known for pro-Hindu stance and Congress for anti-Hindu stance. Shiv Sena (UBT) favours Veer Savarkar whereas Congress is dead opposite to Savarkar. In response to the statement of Uddhav that he has not been invited, Acharya Satyendra Das, chief priest at Sri Ram Janmabhoomi temple has responded by saying “Invitations are only extended to those who are devotees of Lord Ram. He has refuted the charge that BJP is fighting in the name of Lord Ram. Our PM is respected everywhere. He has done immense work in his tenure. This is not politics. This is his devotion”. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has disclosed that he is not in receipt of any invitation. Siddaramaiah is in a party and in the company of parties in close association with Congress which was vehemently opposed to the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Peeved by no invitation to Siddaramaiah, former Karnataka minister H. Anjaneya remarked that “he is Anjaneya and his Ram is Siddaramaiah”. If Siddaramaiah is his Ram, can he adorn Siddaramaiah’s photo with flowers and garland when he is alive? Can this Anjaneya show in his heart Siddaramaiah like Lord Anjaneya showed Ram in his heart? The strategy of the opposition parties is to blame BJP if they are not invited to the opening ceremony of the temple. If invited, to decline the invitation saying “who is BJP to invite?” Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have been invited notwithstanding the opposition of Congress through employment of 24 lawyers in Supreme Court against transfer of title of Ramjanmabhoomi to Hindu outfits. Kapil Sibal says that Ram is in his heart and he does not need to go to temple in Ayodhya. If his views have to be accepted in principle, there would be no need for any temple, mosque, church, gurudwara etc. anywhere in the world. Sibal is one of the lawyers who fought against Ramjanmabhoomi case. It makes no sense to invite the people who vehemently opposed the construction of Ram Mandir. Rather there are also Muslims who are not opposed to the construction of Ram Mandir. Such Muslims are far better than Hindus vehemently opposing their own deities for the sake of votes.
K.V. Seetharamaiah
Unemployment—A major issue
Dear Editor,
Unemployment is a major issue in India today which has been affecting the country’s economic and social development. The government has failed to create enough jobs to absorb the growing population. There are a number of ways to reduce unemployment. The government can create jobs through public works, projects and businesses.
Jubel D’Cruz
