The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is maintaining that both former chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati, have been invited to the ‘Pran Pratishthan’ ceremony of the Ram Temple on January 22 in Ayodhya. However, Shankaracharya of the Jyotish Peeth has not been invited as his selection is sub-judice before the Supreme Court.
“Akhilesh Yadav was sent an invite by courier. There is no dispute over that. If he has not received it as per his claim, we can again send him an invite. Mayawati has received our invitation. The presidents of political parties have been invited,” VHP’s international working president Alok Kumar told News18.
He said President Draupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar have been invited but they will not be coming on January 22. There are protocols involved in the visit of the President and Vice-President. “They have indicated they will come on a later convenient date after discussing with the Ram Temple Trust,” Kumar told News18. VHP is assisting the trust in the distribution of the invites.
Akhilesh Yadav has been saying that he has not received the invite and sought the courier receipt of the same. Yadav earlier said he would go to Ayodhya if invited and later said he would only go if Lord Ram calls him as how can he go on the invite of someone he does not know.
Sources in the VHP also say that Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth who has been most vocal against the January 22 ceremony, has not been invited as his selection issue is sub-judice and there is a dispute over who should be the Shankaracharya.
The Supreme Court in 2022 had stopped his coronation but he still occupied the post, saying he had already taken over. The other three Shankracharyas have been invited, and they have welcomed the ceremony while saying they will come later.
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