Ahmedabad: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) general secretary Pravin Togadia has called for building of Ram Temple at Ayodhya by passing a law in the Parliament.
Speaking at the condolence meeting for Ashok Singhal on Monday, he said that the former VHP president was 'synonymous to Ram Temple Movement and the real tribute to him will be to build Ram Temple.
"We demand that to build the temple, way of Sardar Patel should be used. For building Somnath Temple, Sardar Patel did not go to talk to people, nor did he wait for court order, but he brought a resolution in the Parliament," Togadia said.
"In the same way, present Parliament should bring in a law for building of Ram Temple," Togadia added.
Togadia further said that there was an attempt before and after independence to separate religion from social and political life of India, contrary to its age old tradition.
"However, Singhal's main contribution was he succeeded to bring religion back to social and political life of the country," he said.
Togadia went on to describe Singhal as one of the "tallest" Hindu leaders of the time and listed many movements started by him.
He also said that before Singhal, Hindus were feeling ashamed to assert their identity but after his various agitations now Hindus proudly assert themselves.
89-year-old Singhal passed away on November 17 following cardio-vascular failure and septicaemia after he was admitted to a hospital in Gurgaon with complaints of acute breathlessness and pneumonia.
