Saints & seers in Ayodhya are up in arms over the statement made by Nepal PM Oli

LUCKNOW: Saints and seers in Ayodhya are up in arms over the statement made by Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli. Mahant Narendra Giri, head of the Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP), the apex body of saints, said that the statement made by the Nepal premier was 'unfortunate and mischievous'.

He told reporters that there were enough evidences to prove that the real Ayodhya was the one in Uttar Pradesh and Lord Ram was born here. "No one should create any confusion on the issue," he warned.

Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, president of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra, said, "Lord Ram was a 'Chakravarti' emperor. Many countries including Nepal were under his protege. Ayodhya has links with Nepal from 'Treta Yug'. Even today, a wedding procession goes to Janakpur from Ayodhya. Millions of years old tradition has continued. It is not appropriate to speak on ancient tradition and the 'sanatani' system. Devotees of Lord Ram are not going to tolerate this. Nepal PM's statement is unfortunate."

Mahant Raju Das of the Hanuman Garhi temple in Ayodhya also slammed the Nepal's Prime minister for making 'uncalled for statements'.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take up the issue and stop this kind of misinformation being spread all around by vested interests," he said.

Mahant Shashikant Das of Saryu Nitya Aarti, on the other hand said that he is writing to the prime Minister, urging him to intervene and prevent such misinformation campaigns.

"The Nepal Prime Minister is making such statements at the behest of China but he should know that it will not have any impact on the people of India who firmly believe that Ayodhya is the abode of Lord Ram," he stated.

Vishwa Hindu Parishad has also reacted sharply to Oli's statement on Lord Ram. Regional secretary of the VHP, Ambarish Kumar said, "Ayodhya is the birthplace of Lord Ram. This is mentioned in religious scriptures. Crores of Hindus have faith in him. The mind of Oli is not in good health, so he speaks anything. Ancient texts clearly say that where there is Saryu, there is Ayodhya."(IANS)

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