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Stop Abusing Ayodhyavasis!

Anmol Jain

Jun 12, 2024, 08:28 PM | Updated 08:30 PM IST

Abusing Ayodhyavasis For BJP’s Defeat In Faizabad Is Careless And Counterproductive

Lallu Singh (extreme right) with PM Modi during latter's roadshow in Ayodhya (X)

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s recent visit to Ayodhya came as a source of emotional reassurance for sections of Ram bhaktas and BJP supporters.

Sarma visited Hanumangarhi Mandir and Ram Mandir. Coming to terms with BJP’s defeat in Faizabad, the Lok Sabha constituency of which Ayodhya is a part, the people of Ayodhya saw Sarma’s visit as sort of a political healer.

When Sarma was in Ayodhya, many wondered how the Assam chief minister, known for shaping and supporting the work for the Kamakhya Temple corridor, is managing things without “upsetting the locals.”

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