Gandhi also indicated - at a press conference at Chiephobozour, near Kohima, the constituency of Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio, a BJP ally - that he has no plans to visit the Ayodhya temple during his ongoing yatra, even after January 22, as he intends to "follow the fixed route of the Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra" throughout till March end.
In the aftermath of the demolition of Babri mosque, secular poseurs claimed that anything was better than a Ram temple at the site. Three decades later, few would care to be so outrageous
While the choice of Nagpur, where the RSS headquarters is located, is driven by a larger plan for subtle messaging, realpolitik too is a major factor because the Opposition combine INDIA has identified Maharashtra as one of the key battlefields of 2024