Mahesh Sharma Visits Ayodhya, Says Ram Museum Will Improve Tourism

The minister is likely to hold meetings with religious leaders on building the museum that will show Ram’s journey.

Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma visited Ayodhya on 18 October to inspect the proposed site where the government plans to build the museum, which would be part of Ramayana Circuit, a government source said.

Sharma downplayed the political uproar created by the announcement of the allocation of huge funds for building a Ram Museum in Ayodhya. He said it is being taken to give a boost to tourism in India.

"Elections are a different thing. Our Prime Minister wants that the nation should develop through all means and similarly, he wants development of our country through tourism, and this step will attract tourists," Sharma told ANI, reported Business Standard.