NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar has decided to not attend the pran pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22. In a letter addressed to Champat Rai, the General Secretary of Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, Pawar expressed his intention to visit Ayodhya at a later date for “darshan”.
Expressing gratitude for receiving the invite, the NCP Chief, in a letter, wrote, “After the pran pratistha ceremony is completed on January 22, I will freely take out time and come for darshan and by then the construction work of Ram temple will also be completed.”
He also said that Lord Ram is a symbol of faith and devotion for crores of people across the world and added that he plans to visit Ayodhya soon.