DMK leader and Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday said that his party is not against Ram temple but is opposed to it coming up after “demolishing a mosque”.
Speaking to reporters in Chennai, Udhayanidhi, who holds the state Youth Welfare and Sports Development portfolio, said that M Karunanidhi, late DMK patriarch, had stated that DMK is not against a particular religion or faith.
“We don’t have a problem with a temple coming up there. We are not in agreement with the construction of a temple after demolishing a mosque,” the DMK Youth Wing chief said, referring to the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992, as quoted by PTI.
“Our Treasurer (T R Baalu) has already stated that spiritualism and politics should not be mixed,” Udhayanidhi, who holds the state Youth Welfare and Sports Development portfolio, said.
The consecration of the Ram Mandir will be held on January 22, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.