PM Modi starts addressing the people with, “Siyawar Ram Chandra Ki Jai”. He continued saying, “Aaaj humare Ram aa gaye hai”, “sadiyo ki pratiksha ke baad humare Ram aa gaye hai..” (Today our Ram has come, after years of struggle and wait).
He further said, “I have belief and immense faith that today, the devotees of Prabhu Ram are completely absorbed in this historic moment…the devotees of Prabhu Ram, in every corner of the country and the world, are deeply feeling this…This moment is divine, this moment is the holiest of all.”
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He said, “Aaj hume raam ka mandir mila h..” (Today we received Ram Temple), “Jaha Ram ka kaam hota h.. waha pawan putra hanuman aa hi jate h “(wherever thrre is Ram, Hanuman will be present there.)
Further PM Modi also praised the Indian judiciary, saying that they ensured justice, referencing the landmark judgment in the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute. “The legal battle over the existence of Lord Ram went on for decades. I would like to express my gratitude to the judiciary of India for doing justice,” he said at the event.
He added that Lord Ram is the “spirit of the Indian Constitution”.
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PM Modi emphasized the moment of pride in the temple inauguration and said that Indians have witnessed a “complicated past” but now the struggle is over and the future looks bright. Calling this as a moment to rejoice, PM Modi urged the citizens to light a Ram Jyoti at home.
He also shared that he heard several verses of Ramayana while he was reaching the temple for the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony.