New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS on Thursday reiterated its chief Mohan Bhagwat's comments that a Ram temple in Ayodhya would definitely be built in his lifetime.
In a series of tweets, RSS called on society to get ready for construction of a grand temple in Ayodhya on the lines of the one in Somnath even as its Political body ruling BJP refused to give any specific timeline.
"India is rich in religion and culture. Ram is our ideal. Some regard him as god and some as a great man. Destructed Somnath Temple was rebuilt by the efforts of independence India's first Home Minister (Sardar Patel) and the President had inaugurated it. Society should rise taking inspiration from Ram and Sharad Kothari and prepare for building a grand Ram temple like Somnath,” RSS said on its official Twitter handle quoting Bhagwat.
"The grand goal may be realised in our own time. May be we can see it with our own eyes," Bhagwat had said at a programme in Kolkata on Wednesday.
While paying tributes to brothers Ram Kothari and Sharad Kothari who were killed in police firing while performing “symbolic” kar seva at Ayodhya in 1990, Bhagwat said, “We need to plan it carefully. A good mix of ‘josh' (passion) and ‘hosh' (sanity) is needed to complete the work which Ram and Sharad had initiated.”
"None can say when and how the temple will be constructed, but we need to be prepared and ready," Bhagwat said.
Describing Indian culture as the one "which accepts all and believes in taking everyone together," Bhagwat said, "We talk about unity in diversity."
"That is Indian culture," he added.
Adding that Ram temple signifies Indian culture, Bhagwat said, “Terrorists had attacked the World Trade Centre in the USA as it was a symbol of that country's economic strength. Similarly, the Ram temple in Ayodhya was attacked several times earlier as it symbolised our culture. We couldn't do anything then because we were weak. But now, work needs to be done.”
Asserting there is no place for extremism in religion he said, "religion does not teach us extremism. It shows us the middle path to accept and move together with everyone.
