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Stop the propaganda against Ayodhya Ram Mandir

As we near the prana prathistha of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya, the usual suspects are wailing hoarsely and unabatedly. It’s pointless to argue with those wearing ideological blinkers.  However, for the sake of fence-sitters and believers, I would like to respond to some of the rhetoric doing rounds.  BJP has strategically placed the inaugural date to win Elections 2024.  An observation so brilliant that even a school kid can guess that!  Everything a political party does is motivated by the desire to win elections. They build roads, infrastructure, and public facilities for this very reason. They promise subsidies, and free bus transport (eg, Karnataka and Telangana) to win elections.  Are you going to condemn these welfare schemes just because they’re politically motivated? Are you going to stop using roads built by a party you dislike?  BJP is dividing the nation for political gains. It’s the other way round. People used BJP to achieve their goal of Ram Mandir...