While the broadcaster played down the issue as a mere change of visual aesthetic, leaders of Opposition parties questioned the need for effecting the change right ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
The Election Commission of India informally discouraged Prasar Bharati from airing the interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Microsoft founder Bill Gates on March 29. While the ECI didn t formally respond to Prasar Bharti s proposal, it conveyed that airing the interaction could disrupt the level playing field during the general election campaign under the Model Code of Conduct.
The successful trial of Surya Tilak or Surya Abhishek, where Surya applies tilak on the forehead of Ram Lalla through a mirror, took place at noon in the presence of scientists at Ramlala s premises in Ayodhya.