Yogi Adityanath Highlights Ayodhya's Bond with Tamil Nadu at Grand Temple Renovation

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath emphasized Ayodhya's historical and spiritual connection with Tamil Nadu during the Grand Kumbhabhishekam and renovation ceremony of the Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple at Sri Ayodhya Dham. He also honored participants and addressed recent job appointments in Lucknow.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath participated in the Grand Kumbhabhishekam and renovation ceremony of the Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple at Sri Ayodhya Dham on Thursday. He highlighted the special bond between Ayodhya Dham and Tamil Nadu, calling it a thousand-year-old ritual.

'Ayodhya Dham and Tamil Nadu have a special bond. It is a thousand-year-old ritual,' Adityanath said. 'Thousands of years ago, Lord Ram rested and worshipped Lord Shiv at a holy place in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, while he was on his way to Sri Lanka in search of Mata Sita.'

Adityanath further noted that Mata Sita also worshipped at the Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple on her return from Sri Lanka. He announced the inauguration of a Shiva temple at Ramsevak Puram where Ram devotees had performed havan for a month during the Ram Temple movement. Additionally, the CM will offer the final oblation in the ongoing yajna for the temple consecration and hoist the flag atop the temple.

The Chief Minister will also participate in a program commemorating the birth anniversary of Ashok Singhal, the founder of Vishva Hindu Parishad and a key figure of the Ram Temple movement. During the event, he will honor the best Vedic school, best Sanskrit teacher, and top-performing student in the country. Earlier, Adityanath distributed appointment letters to 1,334 junior engineers, computer technicians, and foremen selected by the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) in Lucknow.

Addressing the gathering in Lucknow, Adityanath criticized Akhilesh Yadav and Shivpal Singh Yadav for alleged corruption during their tenure. 'Why didn't people earlier get appointment letters? Their intention was not clear. 'Chacha-Bhatija' was in a race of doing 'vasooli,' he remarked.

(With inputs from agencies.)