Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the alleged misappropriation of donations collected for the Ayodhya Ram Temple, warning Hindus will no longer forgive, as he announced a Maharashtra-wide “Ram Raksha” movement to protest the “looting of offerings”. He urged all Ram devotees to join the movement irrespective of party affiliation.
Thackeray and other Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders will visit the Hanuman Temple in Mumbai’s Dadar West on Sunday evening to launch the movement. “We will gather at the temple and recite the Ram Raksha Stotra, Maruti Stotra, and Hanuman Chalisa. All Ram bhakts [devotees] angry over the loot in the name of Ram Temple should participate in it.” He asked BJP leaders and workers to join them.
Thackeray said protests would be organised across Maharashtra at Ram and Hanuman temples. “Our first fight is against the loot in the Ram Temple donations across the state. I will speak on other issues next week. I will also visit Ayodhya,” Thackeray said.
When asked if he would invite Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray or chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for the protest on Sunday, Uddhav Thackeray said that he would urge all Hindus, irrespective of their political affiliation, to join the protests against corruption in the Ram Temple donation.
The BJP and Shiv Sena (UBT) have been loggerheads over the defection of the latter’s six parliamentarians to the Shiv Sena, a constituent of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Shiv Sena (UBT) has linked such defections to the BJP’s efforts to increase the NDA government’s numbers to push through the delimitation bill.
{{/usCountry}}The BJP and Shiv Sena (UBT) have been loggerheads over the defection of the latter’s six parliamentarians to the Shiv Sena, a constituent of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Shiv Sena (UBT) has linked such defections to the BJP’s efforts to increase the NDA government’s numbers to push through the delimitation bill.
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