Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22.
"I feel very blessed. It is my good fortune that in my lifetime, I will witness this historic occasion," Modi said in a post on X.
The prime minister also shared pictures of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra members extending a formal invitation to him.
"Today is a day full of emotions. Recently the officials of Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Tirtha Kshetra had come to meet me at my residence. They invited me to come to Ayodhya on the occasion of consecration of Shri Ram temple," Modi said in the post.
Ram Janmabhoomi Trust general secretary Champat Rai has confirmed that the idol of Lord Ram will be installed at the temple on January 22 and that the prime minister has accepted their invitation to attend the event.
"Today, along with members of the Shri Ram Janambhoomi Trust, we met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We have invited him to come on January 22 to install the idol of Lord Ram in the Garbhagriha. He has accepted our request. He will be present on January 22. The date for 'Pran Pratishtha' on January 22 is confirmed," Rai was quoted as saying by ANI.
On Tuesday, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, too, had said that the idol of Lord Ram will be installed at the Ayodhya temple on January 22.
The foundation stone for the construction of the Ram Temple was laid by Modi on August 5, 2020.
