Ram Mandir Consecration: Congress distances itself from Sam Pitroda's remark

New Delhi: After the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust sent invitations to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to attend the consecration ceremony of Ram Temple scheduled to be held on January 22 in Ayodhya, Party's General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh said that the decision will be taken and communicated at the appropriate time.

While speaking on recent controversy stoked over his Party's senior leader, Sam Pitroda's remark on Ram Mandir, Ramesh distanced himself from Pitroda saying his statement is not an official statement of the Congress Party.

Earlier this week, Pitroda while speaking to ANI targeted the Central government asking if Ram Mandir is the real issue or unemployment is.

However, Congress has not welcomed Pitroda's statements but rather distanced itself on the matter. "Sam Pitroda's statement is not an official statement of Congress, he doesn't speak on behalf of the Congress party," Jairam Ramesh said while speaking to ANI.

"Chairperson Parliamentary Party president Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge have received an invitation for January 22, the decision will be taken and communicated at an appropriate time," he added.

The consecration ceremony scheduled for January 22 will witness the installation of the idol of Ram Lalla at the grand temple. It is expected to be attended by hundreds of officials, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The trust has also invited 4,000 saints of all sects for the ceremony.

(ANI)