Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the consecration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on 22 January 2024.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on Sunday, 28 January, said that the rule of Lord Ram was a 'source of inspiration for makers of the Constitution'.
"In Part three of the original copy of this very Constitution, the fundamental rights of the citizens of India have been described and it is note-worthy that at the beginning of Part three, the makers of our Constitution had allotted due space to the pictures of Bhagwan Ram, Mata Sita and Lakshman ji," Modi said in his 109th episode of Mann Ki Baat.
During this period, many people of the country sang Ram Bhajans dedicating them at the feet of Shri Ram. On the evening of the 22 January, the entire country lit Ram Jyoti and celebrated Diwali. During this time, the country saw the power of togetherness, which is also a major basis for our resolves of a developed India, the PM added.
He said,
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