The proposal to dredge the river channel in which the Ram Setu is located has been continuously opposed by groups who believe in the connection between the structure and the Ramayana. Consequently there is a debate in the political scene of India over whether Ram Setu was indeed built by the vanar sena mentioned in the Ramayana.
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