Dear Editor,
Politicians are not novice to issue baseless statements. Eagerness to break the news before any others break prompt them to issue statements without getting confirmation. The Ram temple trust has clarified that no decision has been taken yet on the Ram Lalla idol to be installed. According to those associated with the Trust, the decision will be taken in consultation with Shankaracharya Vijayendra Saraswathi and other seers. It is correct that no unilateral decision can be taken in matters of far-reaching significance and effect. What was the hurry to announce that the idol carved by sculptor Arun Yogiraj has been chosen to be enshrined at the new Ayodhya temple without properly ascertaining which the of the three idols is going to be installed? The Trust has clarified that whatever may be the decision taken, it will be announced at the appropriate time. It goes without saying the decision cannot be kept in secrecy. It is astounding that some politicians have congratulated the sculptor Arun Yogiraj. It is good if the idol sculpted by him is finally chosen for installation. If any other idol is chosen for installation, the level of disappointment at the announcement that his idol has been chosen is higher than the disappointment he would undergo for not choosing his idol for consecration in sanctum sanctorum. All the three idols cannot be installed in sanctum sanctorum. Two of the three idols ready for installation will be naturally rejected for installation in the sanctum sanctorum. People eager to announce any news must understand that the source of information they rely upon must be reliable to the public also. The news brought out should be unassailable and must be pucca. Otherwise, the announcers of false news become object of ridicule.
K.V. Seetharamaiah
