Senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia on Monday tendered his resignation from the party, citing a myriad of reasons including the party’s stance on the Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya.
In a scathing letter addressed to party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Modhwadia expressed his deep disappointment with the party’s decision to decline the invitation to witness the consecration ceremony, saying it had hurt the sentiments of the people of India.
Modhwadia said that Lord Ram is not just a revered figure for Hindus but is the “faith of Bharat”. He accused the Congress party of failing to understand the sentiments of the people and criticised its decision to decline the invitation as a grave misstep.
“Prabhu Ram is not just Pujaniya to Hindus, but he is the Aastha of Bharat. Declining the invitation to witness pran pratishtha mahotsav has hurt the sentiments of the people of India. Congress as a party failed to assess the sentiments of the people,” Modhwadia said.